what is the most performance mega cap stock between january 1 1980 and december 30 1983

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between January 1, 1980 and December 30, 1983 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 2,644.5%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
2,644.51%
Home Depot (HD)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
1,827.38%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
868.29%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
351.72%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
179.76%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
163.4%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
160.47%
American Express (AXP)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
159.12%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
135.72%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
102.91%
Bank of America (BAC)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
100.92%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
99.69%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
94.13%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
84.73%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
76.27%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
70.1%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
55.98%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
42.77%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
41.15%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
24.78%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
22.84%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
22.35%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
15.22%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
1.65%
AT&T (T)
1/1/1980 - 12/30/1983
-4.45%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.