best performing large cap stocks past 160 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between October 10, 1865 and October 10, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 122,349,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
122,349,900%
Altria (MO)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
16,429,900%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
10,322,757.14%
Ferguson (FERG)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
8,097,486.21%
McDonald’s (MCD)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
6,832,690.7%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
4,313,429.41%
Home Depot (HD)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
2,248,054.76%
Nike (NKE)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
1,944,471.43%
Natwest (NWG)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
1,444,900%
Progressive (PGR)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
972,430.12%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
965,519.22%
Walmart (WMT)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
892,619.3%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
779,646.84%
Oracle (ORCL)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
585,619.92%
Suncor Energy (SU)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
510,912.66%
Danaher (DHR)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
508,556.72%
Stryker (SYK)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
487,647.04%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
480,124.44%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
440,085.19%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
405,548.15%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
328,194.64%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
321,566.67%
Apple (AAPL)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
257,808.63%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
256,694.77%
Hubbell (HUBB)
10/10/1865 - 10/10/2025
243,866.22%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.