Apple (AAPL) has had the highest return between December 1, 2001 and December 31, 2025 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 87,991.2%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 87,991.17% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 82,244.29% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 42,723.59% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 40,950.82% |
Tesla (TSLA) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 36,132.73% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 30,376.71% |
Mastercard (MA) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 15,517.97% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 12,351.29% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 8,574.41% |
Salesforce (CRM) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 6,966.48% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 6,614.27% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 4,761.18% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 4,106.79% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 4,017.16% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 3,156.65% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 2,748.31% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 2,549.47% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 2,539.15% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 2,397.15% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 2,356.9% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 2,332.91% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 2,074.89% |
American Express (AXP) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 1,790.14% |
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 1,735.7% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 12/1/2001 - 12/31/2025 | 1,717.68% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
