best performance mega large cap between 1982 and 1986

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between 1982 and 1986 by a US stock with a market cap of $10B+, returning 8,159.3%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1982-1986
8,159.32%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1982-1986
2,368.03%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1982-1986
2,264.86%
Gap (GAP)
1982-1986
1,554.99%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1982-1986
1,313.58%
Loews (L)
1982-1986
1,294.06%
Dillard's (DDS)
1982-1986
1,167.38%
BHP (BHP)
1982-1986
964.76%
Aflac (AFL)
1982-1986
919.29%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1982-1986
825%
Equifax (EFX)
1982-1986
813.72%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
1982-1986
794.4%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1982-1986
783.87%
Ford Motor (F)
1982-1986
769.95%
Rollins (ROL)
1982-1986
701.67%
Home Depot (HD)
1982-1986
684.17%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1982-1986
662.34%
Altria (MO)
1982-1986
660%
Nike (NKE)
1982-1986
630.23%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1982-1986
581.92%
State Street (STT)
1982-1986
529.7%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
1982-1986
510.19%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1982-1986
493.89%
New York Times (NYT)
1982-1986
482.63%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1982-1986
479.4%