best performing mega cap stocks may 1987

Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) had the highest return in May 1987 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 39%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
May 1987
38.97%
Micron Technology (MU)
May 1987
20.48%
Home Depot (HD)
May 1987
17.04%
Oracle (ORCL)
May 1987
15.92%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
May 1987
12.48%
Microsoft (MSFT)
May 1987
9.77%
PepsiCo (PEP)
May 1987
9.37%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
May 1987
7.96%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
May 1987
7.63%
Merck (MRK)
May 1987
7.38%
Caterpillar (CAT)
May 1987
6.96%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
May 1987
6.91%
BHP (BHP)
May 1987
4.42%
Walmart (WMT)
May 1987
4%
Chevron (CVX)
May 1987
2.6%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
May 1987
1.79%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
May 1987
1.29%
McDonald’s (MCD)
May 1987
1.2%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
May 1987
0.95%
Coca-Cola (KO)
May 1987
0.87%
GE Aerospace (GE)
May 1987
0.85%
International Business Machines (IBM)
May 1987
0.66%
Nextera Energy (NEE)
May 1987
0.12%
Apple (AAPL)
May 1987
-0.44%
Bank of America (BAC)
May 1987
-0.53%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.