McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1979 and 1981 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 422%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1979-1981 | 421.98% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1979-1981 | 286.75% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1979-1981 | 93.1% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1979-1981 | 82.94% |
American Express (AXP) | 1979-1981 | 76.19% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1979-1981 | 69.97% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1979-1981 | 66.67% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1979-1981 | 60.9% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1979-1981 | 52.18% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1979-1981 | 51.4% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1979-1981 | 43.52% |
Merck (MRK) | 1979-1981 | 37.52% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1979-1981 | 31.94% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 1979-1981 | 30.18% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1979-1981 | 29.49% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1979-1981 | 24.69% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1979-1981 | 24.65% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1979-1981 | 23.97% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1979-1981 | 18.09% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1979-1981 | 11.35% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1979-1981 | 4.7% |
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL) | 1979-1981 | -3.29% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1979-1981 | -4.2% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | 1979-1981 | -9.57% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1979-1981 | -10.4% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
