best performing mega cap stocks 1986-1990

Microsoft (MSFT) had the highest return between 1986 and 1990 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,080.8%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Microsoft (MSFT)
1986-1990
1,080.81%
Home Depot (HD)
1986-1990
948.24%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1986-1990
426.48%
Merck (MRK)
1986-1990
339.29%
Apple (AAPL)
1986-1990
304.91%
Walmart (WMT)
1986-1990
288.79%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1986-1990
274.61%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1986-1990
269.93%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1986-1990
261.09%
Oracle (ORCL)
1986-1990
207.28%
AT&T (T)
1986-1990
204.07%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1986-1990
198.46%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1986-1990
192.35%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1986-1990
191.36%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1986-1990
180.93%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1986-1990
172.45%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1986-1990
161.42%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1986-1990
152.85%
Chevron (CVX)
1986-1990
145.81%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1986-1990
127.41%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1986-1990
127.29%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1986-1990
101.58%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1986-1990
88.18%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1986-1990
85.47%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1986-1990
43.71%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.