best performing mega cap stocks 1980-1985

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1980 and 1985 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 9,514.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980-1985
9,514.45%
Walmart (WMT)
1980-1985
1,500%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-1985
813.1%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980-1985
751.72%
American Express (AXP)
1980-1985
350.78%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1980-1985
315.57%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1980-1985
276.03%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1980-1985
273.82%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1980-1985
247.38%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1980-1985
244.91%
Bank of America (BAC)
1980-1985
232.11%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1980-1985
221.63%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1980-1985
180.71%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1980-1985
164.95%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1980-1985
149.07%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1980-1985
142.51%
Merck (MRK)
1980-1985
130.76%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1980-1985
121.7%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1980-1985
112.06%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1980-1985
101.6%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1980-1985
81.33%
Chevron (CVX)
1980-1985
62.98%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1980-1985
10.53%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
1980-1985
-4.53%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1980-1985
-6.11%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.