best performing mega cap in 1977-1979

Walmart (WMT) had the highest return between 1977 and 1979 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 121.8%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
1977-1979
121.82%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1977-1979
39.85%
Chevron (CVX)
1977-1979
39.63%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1977-1979
28.36%
Merck (MRK)
1977-1979
18.19%
Bank of America (BAC)
1977-1979
11.23%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1977-1979
6.57%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1977-1979
5.94%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1977-1979
4.31%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1977-1979
3.23%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1977-1979
2.24%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1977-1979
-0.1%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1977-1979
-11.73%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1977-1979
-15.2%
American Express (AXP)
1977-1979
-15.36%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.