Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between March 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 359.6%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 359.61% |
American Express (AXP) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 328.78% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 306.22% |
Salesforce (CRM) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 268.68% |
KLA (KLAC) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 204.95% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 195.18% |
Philip Morris International (PM) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 174.8% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 171.2% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 170.72% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 158.62% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 157.11% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 153.52% |
Mastercard (MA) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 142.67% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 141.25% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 134.65% |
Home Depot (HD) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 127.92% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 117.45% |
BHP (BHP) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 115.21% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 112.04% |
Intel (INTC) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 111.77% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 107.01% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 105.59% |
Micron Technology (MU) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 100.96% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 100.47% |
Chevron (CVX) | 3/1/2009 - 12/31/2011 | 97.28% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.