Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) had the highest return in 2008 and in 2008 by a US stock with a market cap of $29B+, returning 30.7%.
| ASSET | % RETURN |
|---|---|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) | 30.67% |
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) | 25.37% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 23.93% |
Walmart (WMT) | 20.31% |
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) | 20.19% |
Ross Stores (ROST) | 18.1% |
NetEase (NTES) | 16.31% |
AutoZone (AZO) | 16.13% |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) | 15.83% |
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG) | 12.9% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 12.54% |
Gilead Sciences (GILD) | 11.27% |
General Mills (GIS) | 9.76% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 7.55% |
First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) | 7.27% |
Sherwin-Williams (SHW) | 6.38% |
Waste Management (WM) | 4.01% |
Gartner (IT) | 2.24% |
Tractor Supply (TSCO) | 1.26% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 0.74% |
Kroger (KR) | 0.34% |
Arch Capital (ACGL) | 0.07% |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN) | 0.06% |
Southern (SO) | 0.02% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | -2.48% |
