best mega cap performing stocks may 2002 to april 2008 returning less than 409%

Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) had the highest return between May 1, 2002 and April 30, 2008 by a mega-cap US stock when the return was < 409%, returning 393.6%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
393.62%
Amazon (AMZN)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
375.11%
Salesforce (CRM)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
344.87%
Netflix (NFLX)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
295.07%
LIN TV (LIN)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
250.98%
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
231.9%
Caterpillar (CAT)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
216.28%
Chevron (CVX)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
170.52%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
165.75%
Goldman Sachs (GS)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
156.72%
McDonald’s (MCD)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
137.71%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
129.61%
Oracle (ORCL)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
109.97%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
101.98%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
100.49%
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR (HSBC)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
91.21%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
85.06%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
82.29%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
81.61%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
80.05%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
76.22%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
68.91%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
67.79%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
61.28%
International Business Machines (IBM)
5/1/2002 - 4/30/2008
53.12%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.