best performing mega cap in 1986-1987

Microsoft (MSFT) had the highest return between 1986 and 1987 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 287.5%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Microsoft (MSFT)
1986-1987
287.5%
Apple (AAPL)
1986-1987
283.4%
Oracle (ORCL)
1986-1987
182.81%
Merck (MRK)
1986-1987
139.95%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1986-1987
137.44%
Home Depot (HD)
1986-1987
126.55%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1986-1987
124.04%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1986-1987
87.98%
Micron Technology (MU)
1986-1987
73.52%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
1986-1987
64.39%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1986-1987
56.73%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1986-1987
49.4%
AT&T (T)
1986-1987
49.33%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1986-1987
47.21%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1986-1987
43.64%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1986-1987
42.98%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1986-1987
42.96%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1986-1987
38.84%
Intel (INTC)
1986-1987
38.25%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
1986-1987
35.79%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1986-1987
32.16%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1986-1987
31%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1986-1987
29.66%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1986-1987
20.41%
Chevron (CVX)
1986-1987
15.67%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.