Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) had the highest return between January 1, 1983 and December 30, 1985 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 220%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 220% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 159.53% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 144.21% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 130.92% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 119.29% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 88.37% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 84.72% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 77.07% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 72.38% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 64.42% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 56.77% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 50.73% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 43.03% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 42.31% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 37.29% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 34.38% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 30.14% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 23.23% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 10.53% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 5.78% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | -5.64% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | -25.56% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | -30.36% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
