Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2007 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,696.3%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 1,696.3% |
BHP (BHP) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 835.22% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 747.11% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 591.48% |
Mastercard (MA) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 436.89% |
Western Digital (WDC) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 374.25% |
Amphenol (APH) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 287.36% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 279.98% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 249.44% |
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 | 228.98% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 189.47% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 172.05% |
RTX (RTX) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 161.96% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 154.47% |
Goldman Sachs (GS) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 144.01% |
Seagate Technology (STX) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 139.39% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 127.85% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 122.41% |
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% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 1/1/2002 - 12/31/2007 | 84.82% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.