best performing mega cap stocks in the from 2002 to may 2008

Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 2002 and May 31, 2008 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,611.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Apple (AAPL)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
1,611.77%
Mastercard (MA)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
671.12%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
646.34%
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
485.75%
Salesforce (CRM)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
382.07%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
275.82%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
275.05%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
257.03%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
174.11%
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
143.69%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
121.96%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
115%
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
91.92%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
80.64%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
80.01%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
78.56%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
73.23%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
68.05%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
66.82%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1/1/2002 - 5/31/2008
66.73%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.