best performing mega cap in 1983-1985

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1983 and 1985 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 551.9%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1983-1985
551.93%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1983-1985
218.71%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
1983-1985
189.83%
Bank of America (BAC)
1983-1985
138.18%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1983-1985
130.99%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1983-1985
120.28%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1983-1985
94.9%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1983-1985
90.29%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1983-1985
88.35%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1983-1985
88.32%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1983-1985
87.23%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1983-1985
81.51%
Merck (MRK)
1983-1985
77.85%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1983-1985
73.57%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1983-1985
53.58%
American Express (AXP)
1983-1985
48.27%
Chevron (CVX)
1983-1985
44.69%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1983-1985
43.03%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1983-1985
35.35%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1983-1985
22.89%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1983-1985
10.53%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1983-1985
6.34%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1983-1985
3.39%
Home Depot (HD)
1983-1985
1.53%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1983-1985
1.27%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.