best performing large cap stocks between 1981 and 1995

Aegon NV ADR (AEG) had the highest return between 1981 and 1995 by a large-cap US stock, returning 134,045.8%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1981-1995
134,045.83%
Nike (NKE)
1981-1995
94,757.58%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-1995
36,407.14%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981-1995
32,976.12%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1981-1995
32,841.18%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1981-1995
17,422.81%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1981-1995
11,137.78%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1981-1995
9,878.39%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1981-1995
8,801.56%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1981-1995
8,800.31%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1981-1995
7,365.12%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1981-1995
6,098.34%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1981-1995
5,584.29%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1981-1995
5,262.25%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1981-1995
5,245.24%
Paychex (PAYX)
1981-1995
5,068.84%
Walmart (WMT)
1981-1995
4,980.66%
Equifax (EFX)
1981-1995
4,898.38%
Aflac (AFL)
1981-1995
4,897.14%
Oracle (ORCL)
1981-1995
4,860.43%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1981-1995
4,763.17%
Progressive (PGR)
1981-1995
4,598.28%
Loews (L)
1981-1995
4,377.19%
Amgen (AMGN)
1981-1995
4,218.15%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981-1995
4,195.09%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.