best performing mega-cap stocks from december 1982 to november 1989

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) had the highest return between December 1, 1982 and November 30, 1989 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,095.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
1,095.65%
Oracle (ORCL)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
836.42%
Walt Disney (DIS)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
741.07%
Walmart (WMT)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
636.2%
Home Depot (HD)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
599.32%
Merck (MRK)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
589.25%
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
582.66%
Coca-Cola (KO)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
497.36%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
480.56%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
462.27%
PepsiCo (PEP)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
393.16%
AT&T (T)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
387.36%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
320.06%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
318.84%
McDonald’s (MCD)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
274.33%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
268.66%
Chevron (CVX)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
243.84%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
236%
GE Aerospace (GE)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
234.98%
Bank of America (BAC)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
215.26%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
185.84%
Apple (AAPL)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
183.9%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
162.29%
American Express (AXP)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
154.28%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
12/1/1982 - 11/30/1989
147.23%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.