best large cap stocks 1975 to 2004

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) had the highest return between 1975 and 2004 by a large-cap US stock, returning 8,020,800%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
1975-2004
8,020,800%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1975-2004
4,166,714.29%
Altria (MO)
1975-2004
680,675%
Walmart (WMT)
1975-2004
352,045.45%
Nike (NKE)
1975-2004
248,948.57%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1975-2004
212,633.33%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1975-2004
158,445.22%
Home Depot (HD)
1975-2004
153,613.1%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1975-2004
132,524.05%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1975-2004
93,970.37%
Sysco (SYY)
1975-2004
87,463.9%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1975-2004
80,265.31%
Stryker (SYK)
1975-2004
50,726.09%
Target (TGT)
1975-2004
48,977.03%
Progressive (PGR)
1975-2004
46,911.24%
US Bancorp (USB)
1975-2004
44,966.38%
State Street (STT)
1975-2004
34,143.84%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1975-2004
33,954.9%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1975-2004
33,693.53%
Medtronic (MDT)
1975-2004
31,267.69%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1975-2004
30,652.86%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1975-2004
30,210.34%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1975-2004
29,928.7%
Paychex (PAYX)
1975-2004
29,232.83%
Danaher (DHR)
1975-2004
28,389.8%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.