best performing mega cap stocks 1983-1987

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1983 and 1987 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 918.7%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1983-1987
918.74%
Walmart (WMT)
1983-1987
335.4%
Merck (MRK)
1983-1987
326.85%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1983-1987
325.69%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1983-1987
280.65%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1983-1987
243.11%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1983-1987
223.89%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
1983-1987
194.33%
Oracle (ORCL)
1983-1987
183.04%
Apple (AAPL)
1983-1987
182.42%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1983-1987
179.82%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1983-1987
171.2%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1983-1987
167.74%
Home Depot (HD)
1983-1987
130.05%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1983-1987
122.74%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1983-1987
100.53%
Bank of America (BAC)
1983-1987
94.51%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1983-1987
77.3%
American Express (AXP)
1983-1987
70.7%
Chevron (CVX)
1983-1987
67.36%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1983-1987
52.71%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1983-1987
51.7%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1983-1987
45.62%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1983-1987
43.51%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1983-1987
4.51%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.