best performing mega stocks 1982 - 1985

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1982 and 1985 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,662%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1982-1985
1,661.97%
Walmart (WMT)
1982-1985
511.18%
Home Depot (HD)
1982-1985
447.86%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1982-1985
341.07%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1982-1985
213.88%
Bank of America (BAC)
1982-1985
204.19%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1982-1985
199.73%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1982-1985
191.74%
American Express (AXP)
1982-1985
176.74%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1982-1985
173.07%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1982-1985
147.36%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1982-1985
139.03%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1982-1985
132.78%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1982-1985
121.7%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1982-1985
116.9%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
1982-1985
113.09%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1982-1985
107.46%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1982-1985
86.08%
Merck (MRK)
1982-1985
84.03%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1982-1985
72.9%
AT&T (T)
1982-1985
68.68%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1982-1985
65.16%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1982-1985
44.18%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1982-1985
10.53%
Chevron (CVX)
1982-1985
8.73%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.