McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between January 1, 1980 and December 30, 1981 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 448%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 447.95% |
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 164.08% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 93.1% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 69.5% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 66.47% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 61.78% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 58.68% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 54.32% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 54.19% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 39.83% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 26.21% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 24.65% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 23.85% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 20.05% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 19.41% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 16.42% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 14.66% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 13.86% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 9.17% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 6.03% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 1.8% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 1.01% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | 0% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | -10.1% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/1980 - 12/30/1981 | -23.07% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
