best large cap stocks q5 1986

Nike (NKE) had the highest return in 1986 by a large-cap US stock, returning 630.2%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1986
630.23%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1986
187.01%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1986
166.39%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1986
132.24%
Rollins (ROL)
1986
120.41%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1986
119.16%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1986
100.3%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
1986
94.79%
EQT (EQT)
1986
92.4%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1986
88.2%
Heico (HEI)
1986
86.95%
Merck (MRK)
1986
84.61%
Apple (AAPL)
1986
84.06%
Paychex (PAYX)
1986
83.52%
JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
1986
83.05%
Lennar (LEN)
1986
80.55%
Medtronic (MDT)
1986
80.12%
Western Digital (WDC)
1986
74.12%
Amgen (AMGN)
1986
73.52%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1986
73.39%
Dycom Industries (DY)
1986
73.08%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1986
72.34%
Altria (MO)
1986
68.76%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1986
66.67%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1986
65.16%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.