Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between 2001 and 2012 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 7,120.2%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 2001-2012 | 7,120.22% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 2001-2012 | 1,486.38% |
BHP (BHP) | 2001-2012 | 1,200.48% |
Mastercard (MA) | 2001-2012 | 1,142.49% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 2001-2012 | 1,044.2% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 2001-2012 | 607.38% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 2001-2012 | 519.84% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 2001-2012 | 446.74% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 2001-2012 | 365.43% |
Chevron (CVX) | 2001-2012 | 277.94% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 2001-2012 | 269.08% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 2001-2012 | 191.3% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 2001-2012 | 184.48% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 2001-2012 | 171.68% |
RTX (RTX) | 2001-2012 | 169.76% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 2001-2012 | 165.07% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 2001-2012 | 164.35% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 2001-2012 | 163.17% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 2001-2012 | 159.26% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 2001-2012 | 141.89% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 2001-2012 | 134.03% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 2001-2012 | 124.44% |
Philip Morris International (PM) | 2001-2012 | 103.99% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 2001-2012 | 98.15% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 2001-2012 | 94.87% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.