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The Mega Cap Companies market segment is the new market segment which is rapidly adding more and more companies. This segment contains companies whose market capitalization has exceeded a minimum value of $200 billion. In fact, a few of the technology segment leaders, like Apple Inc., Microsoft and Amazon, have already exceeded the market cap values of $1 trillion (and counting). During the third quarter of 2020, Apple became the first company ever to hit market capitalization of $2 trillion.
All such large value companies are included in the mega cap segment. While the number of such stocks may remain limited (mostly in double digits), the list of eligible candidates is increasing as time passes by and more and more companies are creating value for their investors.
Among the available Mega Cap stocks, which ones generated the top returns this year? Which of those figured among the winners in the long list of Mega Cap stocks?
This article provides a list of Mega Cap stocks which have generated top returns in the year 2022 so far till date of writing. The list is prepared based on the percentage returns generated by the individual Mega Cap stocks between the end of the previous year and Dec 1, 2022, and the top 10 return generating Mega Cap stocks are listed below.
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Top Mega Cap Stocks With Highest Returns

The following list presents stocks of the companies which belong to the broader Mega Cap segment by market cap, their corresponding prices as of given date, and the percentage gains realized:

1) Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM)

Price Gain: 82.27% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $456.31 billion
52-week Price Range: $57.96 - $114.66
Candlestick Patterns of XOM
List of ETFs holding XOM

2) Chevron Corp. (CVX)

Price Gain: 55.40% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $352.87 billion
52-week Price Range: $110.73 - $189.68
Candlestick Patterns of CVX
List of ETFs holding CVX

3) Merck and Co., Inc. (MRK)

Price Gain: 42.34% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $278.39 billion
52-week Price Range: $71.5 - $110.98
Candlestick Patterns of MRK
List of ETFs holding MRK

4) Shell plc (SHEL)

Price Gain: 33.76% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $208.16 billion
52-week Price Range: $41.23 - $61.67

5) Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY)

Price Gain: 33.57% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $351.88 billion
52-week Price Range: $231.87 - $375.18
List of ETFs holding LLY

6) AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)

Price Gain: 18.91% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $285.84 billion
52-week Price Range: $117 - $175.91
Candlestick Patterns of ABBV
List of ETFs holding ABBV

7) Astrazeneca PLC (AZN)

Price Gain: 16.88% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $213.43 billion
52-week Price Range: $52.65 - $71.7
List of ETFs holding AZN

8) Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)

Price Gain: 13.17% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $284.01 billion
52-week Price Range: $91.51 - $126.41
List of ETFs holding NVO

9) The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

Price Gain: 8.52% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $275.86 billion
52-week Price Range: $52.98 - $67.2
Candlestick Patterns of KO
List of ETFs holding KO

10) PepsiCo Inc. (PEP)

Price Gain: 7.66% 2022 year-to-date
Market Capitalization: $256.12 billion
52-week Price Range: $153.37 - $186.62
Candlestick Patterns of PEP
List of ETFs holding PEP

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Performance of Top Mega Cap Stocks

Here's a look at the basic details and how the above mentioned stocks fared during the period:

Exxon Mobil

Exxon Mobil Corporation explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada Other Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia Oceania. It operates through Upst ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Exxon Mobil.
Based on the market-cap change from $259.01 billion to $456.31 billion during the given months of the year 2022 and the share price change from $60.79 per share to a price of $110.8 per share as of Dec 1, 2022, Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) was successful in generating YTD returns of 82.27 percentage. Standing at the number one rank in the top performing list of Mega Cap stocks, the Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil is categorized as the Integrated oil Companies sub-sector business which falls under the larger Energy sector. It is also a part of few famous stock indexes that are used to track the overall performance of the stock market. They include Wilshire 5000 index, S&P 500 index, and a few more broader-level indexes that are actively tracked in the market.

Chevron

Chevron Corporation (Chevron), incorporated on January 27, 1926, manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, and provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to the United States and international subsidiaries ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Chevron.
The San Ramon, California-headquartered company Chevron Corp. (CVX) is ranked number two among the best performing stocks of Mega Cap of 2022. The Energy sector business falls under the Integrated oil Companies industrial sub-sector. Since the start of the year 2022, the stock price of Chevron has changed by 55.4 percent, which is calculated based on the previous year's closing price of $117.43 per share and year-to-date closing price of $182.49 per share as of writing. The market value of the company as indicated by its market-cap changed from $227.37 billion to $352.87 billion during the same period. Along with Mega Cap, the company is also in the business of Energy, Integrated Oil Companies, Oil & Gas Integrated, Natural Resources, Oil, Dogs of the Dow, Dow Jones, Dividend Aristocrats, Wilshire 5000, Russell 3000, Dow Jones, among other usual products and services. Chevron continues to be a leading constituent of many major stock market indexes like Dow Jones Industrial Average index, S&P 500 index, Wilshire 5000 index, and a few other larger indexes which are part of the stock market.

Merck

Merck & Co., Inc., incorporated in 1970, is a global healthcare company. The Company offers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products. It operates ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Merck.
The Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based Merck and Co., Inc. (MRK) belongs to the Healthcare sector and is categorized as a Major Pharmaceuticals company. The stock of Merck ended the previous year at a price of $77.14 per share. As of Dec 1, 2022, the stock price has reached $109.8 apiece, which indicates a change of 42.34 percent making the company rank among the top performing stocks of the Mega Cap for the year 2022 till date. At the end of the last year, company's market capitalization stood at $194.85 billion. It has now changed to $278.39 billion as of writing. Merck continues to be a leading constituent of many major stock market indexes like Wilshire 5000 index, Dow Jones Industrial Average index, S&P 500 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and Rest of the Americas. The company operates ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Royal Dutch Shell PLC.
During the given months of the year 2022, Shell plc (SHEL) was successful in generating YTD returns of 33.76 percentage which helped it gain the number four spot in the list of the top performing stocks which generated maximum returns during year 2022 till date. As of December of the previous year, the stock of the London, United Kingdom-based Royal Dutch Shell PLC closed at a price of $43.4 per share, while it traded at a price of $58.05 per share as of Dec 1, 2022. The company's market cap changed from $0 million to $208.16 billion during the same period YTD. The company is classified under the Energy industry sector and further specialized as a Oil & Gas Integrated sector business.

Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly and Company, incorporated on January 17, 1901, is engaged in drug manufacturing business. The Company discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products in two segments: human pharmaceutical products and ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Eli Lilly.
Rank number five in the coveted list is held by Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) for being among the top performing stocks of 2022. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Healthcare sector company is categorized under the industrial sub-sector of Major Pharmaceuticals. Since the start of the year 2022, stock of Eli Lilly has so far gained 33.57 percentage, based on the previous year's closing price of $277.25 per share and year-to-date price of $370.33 per share. During the same period, the market capitalization of the company changed from $265.22 billion to $351.88 billion. The stock of Eli Lilly continues to be a major constituent of many leading stock indexes which include Wilshire 5000 index, S&P 500 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

AbbVie

AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie), incorporated on April 10, 2012, is a research-based biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a range of pharmaceutical products. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of AbbVie.
At number six in the list of top stocks stands AbbVie Inc. (ABBV), which saw a change in its stock price from the level of $135.93 apiece during previous year December end to the price of $161.63 per share as of Dec 1, 2022. It translates to a change of 18.91 percentage. The North Chicago, Illinois-headquartered Healthcare sector company also saw its market value change from $240.31 billion to $285.84 billion. The Major Pharmaceuticals specialist also managed to outperform some of the major stock market indexes of which it is a part of. They include the Wilshire 5000 index, S&P 500 index, and a handful of other multi-capitalization indexes.

Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca PLC (AstraZeneca), incorporated on June 17, 1992, is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on discovery and development of products, which are then manufactured, marketed and sold. The Company ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Astrazeneca.
Astrazeneca PLC (AZN) has moved by 16.88 percentage over the given period of 2022-YTD, helping it gain a place at number seven among the top performing stocks. The Healthcare sector company managed to achieve the feat as its stock price changed from $58.47 apiece to the price of $68.34 per share between the end of December of the previous year and Dec 1, 2022. The smart run of the United Kingdom-based Major Pharmaceuticals sector company lead to a handsome gain in its marketcap which changed from $181.16 billion to $213.43 billion over the same duration. Astrazeneca is a key member of many popular stock market indexes. They include NASDAQ 100 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk A S, a healthcare company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Diabetes Care and Obesity, and Bi ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Novo Nordisk.
The number eight spot in the list of top performing stocks of the Mega Cap sector is taken by Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO). The company's stock price changed from $111.45 per share at the end of December of the previous year to the price of $126.13 per share as of writing. Overall, the stock managed to realized price change of 13.17 percent during the given time period. The corresponding change in the market capitalization value of the Denmark-based Healthcare sector company was from $254.26 billion to $284.01 billion. Being ranked in the top 10 best performing stocks of the Mega Cap sector, the company also succeeded in outperforming the returns generated by some of the popular stock market indexes.

Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company, incorporated on September 5, 1919, is a beverage company. The Company owns or licenses and markets non-alcoholic beverage brands, primarily sparkling beverages and a range of still ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola (KO) generated percentage returns of 8.52 percent during the 2022 year-to-date. Its returns are based on the share price which moved from $58.78 per share from the previous year-end to the price of $63.79 per share as of Dec 1, 2022. The company's value, as indicated by the market-cap figure, changed from $253.9 billion to $275.86 billion during the same period.
The company is categorized as a Consumer Non-Durables speciality business with further classification in the Beverages Production and Distribution sub-category. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the YTD performance of the Mega Cap sector also fared better than that of the returns generated by some of the closley tracked stock market indexes. The company is a part of Wilshire 5000 index, S&P 500 index, Dow Jones Industrial Average index, and a few other wider multi-cap stock market indexes.

PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Inc., incorporated on November 13, 1986, is a global food and beverage company. The Companys portfolio of brands includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. As of December 31, ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of PepsiCo.
The Purchase, New York-based Consumer Non-Durables sector company PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) holds the number ten spot among the best performing stocks of the Mega Cap sector. Classified as the Beverages Production and Distribution business, the stock price of PepsiCo ended the previous year at a price of $172.67 per share while it reached the level of $185.9 apiece as of Dec 1, 2022 translating to a percentage change in stock price of 7.66%. As of writing, the company's market-cap value stands at $256.12 billion. Few leading stock market index includes PepsiCo in their constituent list. They include NASDAQ 100 index, Wilshire 5000 index, S&P 500 index, and a few other larger indexes which are part of the stock market.

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