worst performing mega cap stocks of 1971

Exxon Mobil (XOM) had the lowest return in 1971 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 0.7%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1971
0.67%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1971
8.01%
Chevron (CVX)
1971
10.93%
Merck (MRK)
1971
30.49%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1971
36.55%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1971
38.37%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1971
47.51%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1971
72.86%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1971
147.46%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.