best performing large cap stocks 1984 to 1985

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between 1984 and 1985 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,747%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1984-1985
1,747%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1984-1985
1,271.52%
BHP (BHP)
1984-1985
699%
Loews (L)
1984-1985
413.58%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1984-1985
342.21%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1984-1985
261.65%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1984-1985
251.54%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
1984-1985
245.8%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1984-1985
242%
Rollins (ROL)
1984-1985
237.92%
Equifax (EFX)
1984-1985
200.09%
Amgen (AMGN)
1984-1985
199.84%
State Street (STT)
1984-1985
191.47%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1984-1985
172.73%
Dillard's (DDS)
1984-1985
168.07%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
1984-1985
166.67%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1984-1985
163.74%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1984-1985
148.66%
Paychex (PAYX)
1984-1985
145.35%
Crown (CCK)
1984-1985
141.42%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1984-1985
138.92%
Progressive (PGR)
1984-1985
138.05%
Aflac (AFL)
1984-1985
136.07%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1984-1985
135.36%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1984-1985
130.99%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.