best large cap stocks last 70 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between October 1, 1955 and October 1, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 121,369,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
121,369,900%
Altria (MO)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
16,572,400%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
10,238,471.43%
McDonald’s (MCD)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
6,988,737.21%
Ferguson (FERG)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
4,797,559.57%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
4,285,782.35%
Home Depot (HD)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
2,363,114.29%
Nike (NKE)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
2,119,900%
Natwest (NWG)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
1,425,900%
Progressive (PGR)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
989,699.2%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
960,546.95%
Walmart (WMT)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
894,285.96%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
752,874.68%
Oracle (ORCL)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
568,817.32%
Danaher (DHR)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
529,452.24%
Suncor Energy (SU)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
522,178.48%
Stryker (SYK)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
479,676.02%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
466,832.67%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
459,159.26%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
406,937.04%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
329,483.33%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
310,882.14%
Apple (AAPL)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
259,240.1%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
257,109.03%
Hubbell (HUBB)
10/1/1955 - 10/1/2025
250,610.54%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.