best performing mega cap stocks each month of 1987

Microsoft (MSFT) had the best month in 1987 by a mega-cap US stock in January 1987, returning 51.7%.

ASSET MONTH % RETURN
Microsoft (MSFT)
January 1987
51.75%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
March 1987
50.8%
Apple (AAPL)
January 1987
37.46%
Oracle (ORCL)
December 1987
34.92%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
April 1987
34.72%
Apple (AAPL)
August 1987
31.83%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
February 1987
31.42%
Oracle (ORCL)
February 1987
30.53%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
January 1987
30.49%
Oracle (ORCL)
January 1987
30.31%
Walt Disney (DIS)
January 1987
28.41%
Microsoft (MSFT)
August 1987
26.33%
Apple (AAPL)
February 1987
26.09%
Microsoft (MSFT)
March 1987
26.04%
Apple (AAPL)
April 1987
25.81%
Apple (AAPL)
December 1987
25.4%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
January 1987
25%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
August 1987
22.22%
Microsoft (MSFT)
December 1987
21.92%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
December 1987
21.66%
Home Depot (HD)
January 1987
21.53%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
December 1987
21.3%
Oracle (ORCL)
September 1987
20.39%
Oracle (ORCL)
August 1987
20.23%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
September 1987
19.95%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.