Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return in 2012 by a mega-cap US stock or mega-cap US stock in the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), returning 42.6%.
| ASSET | YEAR | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 2012 | 42.63% |
ASML Holding NV New York Registry Shares (ASML) | 2012 | 38.03% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 2012 | 35.27% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 2012 | 31.74% |
Apple (AAPL) | 2012 | 31.14% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 2012 | 26.93% |
Tesla (TSLA) | 2012 | 17.04% |
Walmart (WMT) | 2012 | 16.58% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 2012 | 9.25% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 2012 | 8.42% |
Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG) | 2012 | 8.34% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 2012 | 8.34% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 2012 | 7.97% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 2012 | 6.91% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 2012 | 3.43% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 2012 | 2.98% |
KLA (KLAC) | 2012 | 1.08% |
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) | 2012 | -2.96% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 2012 | -4.21% |
Micron Technology (MU) | 2012 | -4.52% |
Intel (INTC) | 2012 | -13.34% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 2012 | -13.7% |
Facebook (META) | 2012 | -36.69% |
Marvell Technology (MRVL) | 2012 | -47.69% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 2012 | -56.6% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.