best large cap stocks return of all time

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return by a large-cap US stock, returning 121,389,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
4/8/2003 - 9/3/2025
121,389,900%
Ovintiv (OVV)
8/21/2001 - 9/3/2025
41,299,900%
Altria (MO)
3/18/1980 - 9/3/2025
16,657,400%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
11/5/1984 - 9/3/2025
8,475,614.29%
McDonald’s (MCD)
7/5/1966 - 9/3/2025
7,357,806.98%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/7/1999 - 9/3/2025
4,033,429.41%
Home Depot (HD)
9/22/1981 - 9/3/2025
2,412,385.21%
Ferguson (FERG)
7/20/2001 - 9/3/2025
2,394,900%
Natwest (NWG)
10/11/2007 - 9/3/2025
2,313,233.33%
Nike (NKE)
12/2/1980 - 9/3/2025
2,135,328.57%
Progressive (PGR)
3/17/1980 - 9/3/2025
990,743.37%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/13/1986 - 9/3/2025
934,003.51%
Walmart (WMT)
8/25/1972 - 9/3/2025
872,180.7%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
11/5/1984 - 9/3/2025
741,608.86%
Suncor Energy (SU)
3/17/1980 - 9/3/2025
477,900%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
3/17/1980 - 9/3/2025
469,344.44%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/12/1986 - 9/3/2025
439,762.2%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
3/17/1980 - 9/3/2025
431,751.85%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/22/1999 - 9/3/2025
425,386.28%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
6/28/1985 - 9/3/2025
324,900%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/17/1984 - 9/3/2025
273,085.45%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
3/17/1980 - 9/3/2025
259,144.09%
Fastenal (FAST)
8/20/1987 - 9/3/2025
257,816.67%
Hubbell (HUBB)
6/5/1972 - 9/3/2025
249,637.91%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
3/17/1980 - 9/3/2025
246,022.03%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.