Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between 2001 and 2017 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 17,671.9%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 2001-2017 | 17,671.9% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 2001-2017 | 16,505.54% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 2001-2017 | 7,295.16% |
Mastercard (MA) | 2001-2017 | 3,852.54% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 2001-2017 | 3,693.88% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 2001-2017 | 2,004.53% |
Amphenol (APH) | 2001-2017 | 1,836.88% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 2001-2017 | 1,649.19% |
Tesla (TSLA) | 2001-2017 | 1,538.64% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 2001-2017 | 1,526.01% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 2001-2017 | 1,193.78% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 2001-2017 | 968.02% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 2001-2017 | 883% |
BHP (BHP) | 2001-2017 | 875% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 2001-2017 | 799.93% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 2001-2017 | 721.64% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 2001-2017 | 670.91% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 2001-2017 | 669.94% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 2001-2017 | 590.17% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 2001-2017 | 523.99% |
Home Depot (HD) | 2001-2017 | 484.57% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 2001-2017 | 483.63% |
Seagate Technology (STX) | 2001-2017 | 476.34% |
TotalEnergies SE ADR (TTE) | 2001-2017 | 460.4% |
Chevron (CVX) | 2001-2017 | 431.35% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.