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%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1981-1995
134,045.83%
Nike (NKE)
1981-1995
93,536.36%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1981-1995
62,600%
Hasbro (HAS)
1981-1995
52,578.57%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-1995
36,365.66%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981-1995
32,967.61%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1981-1995
32,672%
Altria (MO)
1981-1995
24,157.14%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1981-1995
18,167.13%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1981-1995
17,426.79%
Amgen (AMGN)
1981-1995
15,736.75%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1981-1995
7,365.12%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1981-1995
6,611.22%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
1981-1995
6,248.31%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1981-1995
5,819.91%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1981-1995
5,540.88%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1981-1995
5,517.26%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1981-1995
5,245.09%
Paychex (PAYX)
1981-1995
5,070.6%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
1981-1995
4,926.64%
Equifax (EFX)
1981-1995
4,897.23%
Aflac (AFL)
1981-1995
4,892.55%
Oracle (ORCL)
1981-1995
4,858.3%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1981-1995
4,763.17%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
1981-1995
4,419.78%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.