Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between October 1, 2008 and July 31, 2012 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 445.7%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 445.73% |
ASML Holding NV New York Registry Shares (ASML) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 240.84% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 225.02% |
Seagate Technology (STX) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 166.42% |
Mastercard (MA) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 149.06% |
Home Depot (HD) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 130.76% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 128.84% |
Philip Morris International (PM) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 125.73% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 118.28% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 103.35% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 87.47% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 81.81% |
KLA (KLAC) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 79.43% |
American Express (AXP) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 78.91% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 74.72% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 72.49% |
Analog Devices (ADI) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 68.42% |
Merck (MRK) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 67.93% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 60.44% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 58.17% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 57.74% |
Intel (INTC) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 57.02% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 53.96% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 53.95% |
Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG) | 10/1/2008 - 7/31/2012 | 53.95% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.