best large cap stocks 1980 to 1990

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1980 and 1990 by a large-cap US stock, returning 22,991.4%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1980-1990
22,991.43%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1980-1990
21,755.56%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980-1990
20,945.09%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980-1990
12,037.5%
Altria (MO)
1980-1990
10,325%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-1990
9,597.62%
Walmart (WMT)
1980-1990
6,119.11%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1980-1990
5,277.09%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980-1990
4,910.88%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980-1990
3,875%
Loews (L)
1980-1990
3,526.44%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980-1990
3,213.46%
Progressive (PGR)
1980-1990
2,855.02%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1980-1990
2,630.06%
State Street (STT)
1980-1990
2,470.2%
Sysco (SYY)
1980-1990
2,333.58%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980-1990
2,201.72%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1980-1990
2,067.27%
Equifax (EFX)
1980-1990
1,932.58%
Stryker (SYK)
1980-1990
1,922.66%
BHP (BHP)
1980-1990
1,834%
Rollins (ROL)
1980-1990
1,742.75%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1980-1990
1,658.37%
Comcast (CMCSA)
1980-1990
1,522.79%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
1980-1990
1,325.08%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.