50 best performing large cap stocks 1986

Nike (NKE) had the highest return in 1986 by a large-cap US stock, returning 634.9%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1986
634.88%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1986
213.29%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1986
166.36%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1986
132.24%
Rollins (ROL)
1986
120.41%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1986
119.16%
CMS Energy (CMS)
1986
104.91%
Altria (MO)
1986
94.87%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
1986
94.78%
EQT (EQT)
1986
92.41%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1986
89.28%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1986
88.2%
Heico (HEI)
1986
85.52%
Merck (MRK)
1986
84.64%
Apple (AAPL)
1986
84.08%
Paychex (PAYX)
1986
83.54%
JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
1986
83.05%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1986
82.36%
Medtronic (MDT)
1986
80.13%
Western Digital (WDC)
1986
76.19%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1986
73.4%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1986
65.13%
Amgen (AMGN)
1986
64.52%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
1986
64.43%
Best Buy (BBY)
1986
63.75%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.