best performing large cap stocks 1986 to 2024

Johnson Controls International (JCI) had the highest return between 1986 and 2024 by a large-cap US stock, returning 77,743,400%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1986-2024
77,743,400%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1986-2024
7,323,033.33%
Nike (NKE)
1986-2024
1,707,572.09%
Altria (MO)
1986-2024
1,251,000%
QXO (QXO)
1986-2024
935,194.12%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1986-2024
705,069.93%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1986-2024
334,696.26%
Apple (AAPL)
1986-2024
330,656.31%
Oracle (ORCL)
1986-2024
325,080.43%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1986-2024
289,782.66%
Home Depot (HD)
1986-2024
248,770.75%
Danaher (DHR)
1986-2024
243,614.74%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1986-2024
242,349.29%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1986-2024
207,657.93%
Fastenal (FAST)
1986-2024
184,180.53%
Amazon (AMZN)
1986-2024
179,875.39%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
1986-2024
162,398.37%
Amgen (AMGN)
1986-2024
139,402.78%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1986-2024
136,999.4%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1986-2024
133,602.64%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1986-2024
120,245.07%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1986-2024
117,857.45%
Watsco (WSO)
1986-2024
105,927.57%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1986-2024
102,993.6%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
1986-2024
94,114.61%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.