best performing mega cap in 1972-1974

Merck (MRK) had the highest return between 1972 and 1974 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 11.5%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Merck (MRK)
1972-1974
11.45%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1972-1974
9.6%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1972-1974
8.67%
Chevron (CVX)
1972-1974
-9.52%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1972-1974
-12.36%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1972-1974
-14.04%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1972-1974
-17.87%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1972-1974
-21.92%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1972-1974
-34.13%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1972-1974
-42.01%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1972-1974
-54.16%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1972-1974
-68.91%
Bank of America (BAC)
1972-1974
-79.73%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.