
Home Depot (HD) had the highest return between 1981 and 1983 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,824.7%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Home Depot (HD) | 1981-1983 | 1,824.7% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1981-1983 | 1,233.24% |
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT) | 1981-1983 | 417.9% |
KLA (KLAC) | 1981-1983 | 225.02% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1981-1983 | 204.65% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1981-1983 | 118.17% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1981-1983 | 111.33% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1981-1983 | 107.29% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1981-1983 | 102.79% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1981-1983 | 92.34% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1981-1983 | 89.45% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 1981-1983 | 59.48% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1981-1983 | 54.85% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1981-1983 | 43.31% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1981-1983 | 23.47% |
Merck (MRK) | 1981-1983 | 17.7% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1981-1983 | 3.64% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 1981-1983 | -6.46% |
Verizon Communications (VZ) | 1981-1983 | -7.6% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1981-1983 | -18.52% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1981-1983 | -29.41% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1981-1983 | -30.31% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.