best performing mega cap stocks aug 1987

Applied Materials (AMAT) had the highest return in August 1987 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 34.1%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Applied Materials (AMAT)
August 1987
34.06%
Apple (AAPL)
August 1987
31.87%
Microsoft (MSFT)
August 1987
29.42%
Lam Research (LRCX)
August 1987
26.49%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
August 1987
22.22%
Oracle (ORCL)
August 1987
17.65%
Intel (INTC)
August 1987
15.3%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
August 1987
14.46%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
August 1987
13.06%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
August 1987
11.72%
Bank of America (BAC)
August 1987
11.5%
Citigroup (C)
August 1987
9.96%
Merck (MRK)
August 1987
9.86%
McDonald’s (MCD)
August 1987
7.87%
GE Aerospace (GE)
August 1987
7.29%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
August 1987
6.7%
Coca-Cola (KO)
August 1987
6.57%
International Business Machines (IBM)
August 1987
6.29%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
August 1987
5.62%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
August 1987
5.26%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
August 1987
5.03%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
August 1987
4.88%
Home Depot (HD)
August 1987
4.37%
American Express (AXP)
August 1987
3.12%
PepsiCo (PEP)
August 1987
2.63%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.