best performing mega cap in 1970-1972

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1970 and 1972 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 440%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1972
440%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1970-1972
117.57%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1972
117.22%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1970-1972
103.57%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1972
88.29%
Chevron (CVX)
1970-1972
82.68%
Merck (MRK)
1970-1972
66.3%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1970-1972
47.08%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1970-1972
42.37%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1970-1972
32.07%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1970-1972
24.29%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1970-1972
15.18%
American Express (AXP)
1970-1972
12.86%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1972
6.14%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.