worst performing mega cap stocks of 2003-2004

Merck (MRK) had the lowest return between 2003 and 2004 by a mega-cap US stock, returning -36.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Merck (MRK)
2003-2004
-36.94%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
2003-2004
-8.64%
Coca-Cola (KO)
2003-2004
-1.61%
Walmart (WMT)
2003-2004
5.98%
AT&T (T)
2003-2004
6.09%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
2003-2004
8.15%
Salesforce (CRM)
2003-2004
12.93%
Microsoft (MSFT)
2003-2004
15.23%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
2003-2004
20.99%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
2003-2004
21.32%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
2003-2004
21.35%
Oracle (ORCL)
2003-2004
25.41%
International Business Machines (IBM)
2003-2004
27.03%
PepsiCo (PEP)
2003-2004
27.82%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
2003-2004
32.9%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
2003-2004
36.24%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
2003-2004
40.24%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
2003-2004
40.51%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
2003-2004
43.48%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
2003-2004
43.69%
Bank of America (BAC)
2003-2004
45.31%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
2003-2004
47.37%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)
2003-2004
47.85%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
2003-2004
54.23%
Goldman Sachs (GS)
2003-2004
55.79%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.