Micron Technology (MU) had the highest return in 1987 and in December 1987 by a large-cap US stock, returning 78.8%.
| ASSET | % RETURN |
|---|---|
Micron Technology (MU) | 78.78% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 53.95% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 45.9% |
Clean Harbors (CLH) | 43.66% |
Equifax (EFX) | 35.36% |
Carnival (CCL) | 33.33% |
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) | 33.33% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 33.27% |
Johnson Controls International (JCI) | 32.84% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 32.19% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 30.82% |
ConocoPhillips (COP) | 30.23% |
Nucor (NUE) | 30.2% |
Western Digital (WDC) | 27.45% |
SEI Investments (SEIC) | 27.12% |
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) | 26.42% |
Kinross Gold (KGC) | 26.32% |
Nike (NKE) | 25.65% |
Allegheny Technologies (ATI) | 25.48% |
Apple (AAPL) | 25.39% |
JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) | 24.99% |
PulteGroup (PHM) | 24.6% |
Paychex (PAYX) | 24.52% |
Omnicom (OMC) | 24.45% |
HP (HPQ) | 24.08% |
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.