best performing large cap stocks 1980 to 2024

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) had the highest return between 1980 and 2024 by a large-cap US stock, returning 122,962,600%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
1980-2024
122,962,600%
Altria (MO)
1980-2024
12,421,375%
Ferguson (FERG)
1980-2024
5,909,931.03%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
1980-2024
3,396,217.65%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1980-2024
3,170,842.86%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-2024
2,273,605.95%
Nike (NKE)
1980-2024
2,125,305.71%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980-2024
1,647,263.01%
Natwest (NWG)
1980-2024
965,210%
Progressive (PGR)
1980-2024
942,317.67%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1980-2024
774,755.08%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1980-2024
567,920.75%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980-2024
480,272.69%
Stryker (SYK)
1980-2024
471,098.29%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1980-2024
443,668.93%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1980-2024
437,122.78%
Danaher (DHR)
1980-2024
414,478.58%
Walmart (WMT)
1980-2024
364,435.77%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1980-2024
334,714.96%
Oracle (ORCL)
1980-2024
325,296.84%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1980-2024
323,688.29%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1980-2024
289,782.66%
Watsco (WSO.B)
1980-2024
264,892.22%
Apple (AAPL)
1980-2024
253,234.21%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980-2024
234,700%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.