best performing mega cap stocks may 1997

Cisco Systems (CSCO) had the highest return in May 1997 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 30.3%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
May 1997
30.29%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
May 1997
30.22%
Lam Research (LRCX)
May 1997
25.42%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
May 1997
19.45%
Micron Technology (MU)
May 1997
18.6%
Oracle (ORCL)
May 1997
16.93%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
May 1997
16.88%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
May 1997
16.8%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
May 1997
13.69%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
May 1997
13.16%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
May 1997
11.29%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
May 1997
10.3%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
May 1997
10.03%
Caterpillar (CAT)
May 1997
9.69%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
May 1997
9.23%
GE Aerospace (GE)
May 1997
9.15%
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
May 1997
9.06%
Home Depot (HD)
May 1997
8.84%
Coca-Cola (KO)
May 1997
8.51%
International Business Machines (IBM)
May 1997
8.05%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
May 1997
7.61%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
May 1997
7.16%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
May 1997
6.74%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
May 1997
6.28%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
May 1997
5.98%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.