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 | 159.62% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 144.2% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 121.74% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 119.28% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 99.44% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 89.11% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 88.34% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 85.42% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 85.11% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 84.75% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 84.72% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 82.15% |
Merck (MRK) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 77.04% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 72.39% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 72.04% |
AT&T (T) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 67.21% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 52.35% |
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% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 30.15% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 10.53% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 6.35% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1/1/1983 - 12/30/1985 | 3.08% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
