best large cap stocks august 31 1983 to july 31 1997

Johnson Controls International (JCI) had the highest return between August 31, 1983 and July 31, 1997 by a large-cap US stock, returning 629,566.7%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
629,566.67%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
245,081.82%
Nike (NKE)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
111,579.59%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
46,752.48%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
24,698.7%
Microsoft (MSFT)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
19,879.89%
Hubbell (HUBB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
16,837.08%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
11,858.65%
Oracle (ORCL)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
9,463.94%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
8,887.63%
Amgen (AMGN)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
8,323.61%
Danaher (DHR)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,709%
Paychex (PAYX)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,314.61%
Home Depot (HD)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,838.24%
Fastenal (FAST)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,479.26%
US Bancorp (USB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,284.4%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,035.45%
BHP (BHP)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,885.77%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,861.41%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,687.85%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,527.45%
Coca-Cola (KO)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,453.4%
M&T Bank (MTB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,449.88%
Medtronic (MDT)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,383.25%
Progressive (PGR)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,121.32%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.