best performing mega stocks from jan 2002 to dec 2007

Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2007 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,696.4%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Apple (AAPL)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
1,696.38%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
747.11%
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
591.4%
Mastercard (MA)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
436.88%
Salesforce (CRM)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
317.94%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
249.71%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
249.07%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
233.44%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
228.86%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
172.05%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
154.47%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
150.47%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
127.85%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
111.07%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
90.2%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
89.3%
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
85.19%
American Express (AXP)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
75.84%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
71.67%
Bank of America (BAC)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
69.53%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
67.65%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
67.14%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
66.43%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
64.66%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007
63.65%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.