best performance mega stock between jul 1982 and dec 1999

Cisco Systems (CSCO) had the highest return between July 1, 1982 and December 31, 1999 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 69,179.2%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
69,179.25%
Microsoft (MSFT)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
65,873.57%
Home Depot (HD)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
64,733.76%
Oracle (ORCL)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
44,173.62%
Walmart (WMT)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
18,430.31%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
11,233.33%
GE Aerospace (GE)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
6,245.64%
Coca-Cola (KO)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
6,157.09%
Merck (MRK)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
5,467.98%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
4,771.23%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
4,529.37%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
3,340.26%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
3,103.64%
Amazon (AMZN)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
3,022.48%
American Express (AXP)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
3,015.38%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,827.24%
Walt Disney (DIS)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,686.05%
AT&T (T)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,682.49%
PepsiCo (PEP)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,212.4%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,197.14%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,189.43%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,187.63%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
2,149.09%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
1,922.19%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
7/1/1982 - 12/31/1999
1,777.25%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.