best large cap stocks aug 31 1983 to july 31 1997

Aegon NV ADR (AEG) had the highest return between August 31, 1983 and July 31, 1997 by a large-cap US stock, returning 237,566.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
237,566.67%
Nike (NKE)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
112,954%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
46,586.39%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
24,706.17%
Altria (MO)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
20,170.59%
Microsoft (MSFT)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
19,872.27%
Hubbell (HUBB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
16,829.59%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
11,854.71%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
11,333.4%
Oracle (ORCL)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
9,460.95%
Paychex (PAYX)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
9,424.12%
Amgen (AMGN)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
8,325.81%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,875.7%
Danaher (DHR)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,710.7%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,362.02%
Fastenal (FAST)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,481.77%
US Bancorp (USB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,285.02%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,037.56%
BHP (BHP)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,877.64%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,861.7%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,527.45%
Coca-Cola (KO)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,453.48%
M&T Bank (MTB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,449.56%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,374.63%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,250.46%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.