50 best performing large stocks feb 1982 to sept 1989

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between February 1, 1982 and September 30, 1989 by a large-cap US stock, returning 15,615.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
15,615.79%
Nike (NKE)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
14,829.55%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
4,199.32%
McDonald’s (MCD)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
3,928.21%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
3,320.83%
Loews (L)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
3,193.05%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
3,014.94%
Home Depot (HD)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
2,823.65%
Altria (MO)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
2,650%
BHP (BHP)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
2,154.22%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
2,060.91%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,591.18%
Ford Motor (F)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,573.78%
Walmart (WMT)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,477.79%
Equifax (EFX)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,417.43%
Aflac (AFL)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,370.73%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,300.33%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,205.96%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,095.98%
Comcast (CMCSA)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
1,015.47%
Walt Disney (DIS)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
970.64%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
962.27%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
944.13%
Danaher (DHR)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
915.5%
Brown-Forman (BF.A)
2/1/1982 - 9/30/1989
908.67%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.