best large cap stocks past 40 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between October 9, 1985 and October 9, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 124,049,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
124,049,900%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
19,372,400%
Ferguson (FERG)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
8,099,210.34%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
4,329,900%
Altria (MO)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
2,110,222.58%
Nike (NKE)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
1,606,644.19%
Natwest (NWG)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
1,476,900%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
970,047.87%
Oracle (ORCL)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
568,069.29%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
508,077.97%
Apple (AAPL)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
498,085.33%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
471,496.01%
Hubbell (HUBB)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
299,664.29%
Home Depot (HD)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
280,859%
Suncor Energy (SU)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
260,027.39%
Amgen (AMGN)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
249,789.74%
Fastenal (FAST)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
247,556.25%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
227,259.84%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
226,664.71%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
210,054.59%
Danaher (DHR)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
199,471.57%
Amazon (AMZN)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
184,658%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
164,969.17%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
148,260.58%
QXO (QXO)
10/9/1985 - 10/9/2025
142,042.86%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.