best performing mega cap stocks 1974-1979

Walmart (WMT) had the highest return between 1974 and 1979 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 408.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
1974-1979
408.33%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1974-1979
391.74%
Chevron (CVX)
1974-1979
97.5%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1974-1979
29.81%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1974-1979
29.68%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1974-1979
19.09%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1974-1979
7.97%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1974-1979
3.89%
Merck (MRK)
1974-1979
3.11%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1974-1979
-4%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1974-1979
-4.95%
American Express (AXP)
1974-1979
-17.89%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1974-1979
-22.42%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1974-1979
-29.41%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1974-1979
-31.64%
Bank of America (BAC)
1974-1979
-65.51%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.