Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between 1998 and 2002 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 277.8%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 1998-2002 | 277.8% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 1998-2002 | 257.66% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1998-2002 | 236.52% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1998-2002 | 189.61% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1998-2002 | 162.62% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1998-2002 | 119.25% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1998-2002 | 110.3% |
BHP (BHP) | 1998-2002 | 95.32% |
KLA (KLAC) | 1998-2002 | 83.74% |
RTX (RTX) | 1998-2002 | 81.63% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1998-2002 | 76.23% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 1998-2002 | 72.3% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 1998-2002 | 59.54% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1998-2002 | 58.59% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 1998-2002 | 58.15% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 1998-2002 | 57.44% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1998-2002 | 52.65% |
Citigroup (C) | 1998-2002 | 48.79% |
Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) | 1998-2002 | 47.88% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 1998-2002 | 46.14% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 1998-2002 | 38.81% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1998-2002 | 37.88% |
TotalEnergies SE ADR (TTE) | 1998-2002 | 37.6% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 1998-2002 | 36.74% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1998-2002 | 35.94% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.