Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2008 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,088.9%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 1,088.89% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 404.73% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 339.09% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 284.7% |
Mastercard (MA) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 257.64% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 207.61% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 167.33% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 167.22% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 158.96% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 125.91% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 108.41% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 102.9% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 101.86% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 98.34% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 94.68% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 93.81% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 91.74% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 89.43% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 74.2% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 62.38% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 62.06% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 54.83% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 54.42% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 53.2% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/2003 - 12/31/2008 | 52.92% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
