best performing mega cap in 1974-1976

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) had the highest return between 1974 and 1976 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 281.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1974-1976
281.94%
Walmart (WMT)
1974-1976
131.25%
Chevron (CVX)
1974-1976
43.63%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1974-1976
23.57%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1974-1976
23.52%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1974-1976
14.43%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1974-1976
8.76%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1974-1976
5.61%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1974-1976
-1.42%
American Express (AXP)
1974-1976
-3%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1974-1976
-6.73%
Merck (MRK)
1974-1976
-10.95%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1974-1976
-30.63%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1974-1976
-31.53%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1974-1976
-32.03%
Bank of America (BAC)
1974-1976
-69.31%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.