best performance mega cap between january 2000 and december 2002

UnitedHealth (UNH) had the highest return between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 214.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
214.82%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
84.96%
Bank of America (BAC)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
55.92%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
32.77%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
29.68%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
24.2%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
24.12%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
19.94%
Accenture (ACN)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
19.14%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
17.66%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
10.51%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
2.4%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-2.44%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-6.63%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-8.87%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-12.19%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-14.76%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-14.85%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-20.43%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-24.96%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-25.97%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-29.9%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-32%
American Express (AXP)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-33.86%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
-38.37%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.