Apple (AAPL) had the highest return between August 1, 2008 and December 31, 2012 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 235.8%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Apple (AAPL) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 235.77% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 228.54% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 203.07% |
Home Depot (HD) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 195.67% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 170.94% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 167.18% |
Salesforce (CRM) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 162.12% |
Visa Inc Class A (V) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 113.62% |
Mastercard (MA) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 106.69% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 106.12% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 102.6% |
Broadcom (AVGO) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 98.14% |
Philip Morris International (PM) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 95.34% |
Tesla (TSLA) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 78.26% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 77.28% |
Accenture (ACN) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 74.99% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 74.93% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 70.13% |
American Express (AXP) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 68.76% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 62.38% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 61.72% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 60.08% |
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 58.01% |
Merck (MRK) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 52.29% |
Chevron (CVX) | 8/1/2008 - 12/31/2012 | 50.29% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
