best performing mega cap in 1978-1980

Chevron (CVX) had the highest return between 1978 and 1980 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 156%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Chevron (CVX)
1978-1980
155.97%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1978-1980
88.25%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1978-1980
77.39%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1978-1980
70.28%
Merck (MRK)
1978-1980
68.74%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1978-1980
59.13%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1978-1980
46.55%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1978-1980
44.46%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1978-1980
43.52%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
1978-1980
30.85%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1978-1980
30.4%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1978-1980
28.95%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1978-1980
24.64%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1978-1980
23.4%
Apple (AAPL)
1978-1980
18.7%
Bank of America (BAC)
1978-1980
18.67%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1978-1980
16.9%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1978-1980
6.21%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1978-1980
0%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1978-1980
-8.68%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.