Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 2002 and May 31, 2008 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,611.7%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 1,611.74% |
Mastercard (MA) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 671.14% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 646.34% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 485.8% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 289.41% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 275.82% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 275.17% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 233.06% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 174.1% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 160% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 153.93% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 145.4% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 130.51% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 121.96% |
Goldman Sachs (GS) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 100.89% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 96.17% |
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 92.96% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 91.93% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 80.64% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 80.01% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 74.01% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 68.05% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 66.73% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 65.2% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008 | 63.38% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
