best large cap stock october 1983 to july 1985

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between October 1, 1983 and July 31, 1985 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,281.5%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
1,281.48%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
721.83%
BHP (BHP)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
613.09%
McDonald’s (MCD)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
222.92%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
215.53%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
171.88%
Loews (L)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
168.06%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
162.19%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
151.52%
CNA Financial (CNA)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
151.14%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
143.01%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
126.51%
Rollins (ROL)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
123.5%
Danaher (DHR)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
117.79%
Paychex (PAYX)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
112.9%
Cintas (CTAS)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
106.67%
Caseys General Stores (CASY)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
101.72%
First Horizon National (FHN)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
98.48%
Crown (CCK)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
98.06%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
94.62%
State Street (STT)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
92.06%
Boeing (BA)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
91.86%
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
90.63%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
90.3%
Aflac (AFL)
10/1/1983 - 7/31/1985
87.07%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.