Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between October 1, 2008 and August 31, 2012 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 496.9%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 496.93% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 245.88% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 236.52% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 222.68% |
Salesforce (CRM) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 203.98% |
Home Depot (HD) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 152.26% |
Mastercard (MA) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 141.26% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 126.8% |
Philip Morris International (PM) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 120.44% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 117.26% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 116.13% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 96.9% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 83.85% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 81.53% |
American Express (AXP) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 80.74% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 72.3% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 66.63% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 66.28% |
Merck (MRK) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 63.67% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 62.58% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 61.35% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 60.97% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 60.82% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 59.68% |
Chevron (CVX) | 10/1/2008 - 8/31/2012 | 58.03% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
