best performing large cap stocks past 40 year

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between September 25, 1985 and September 25, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 118,329,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
118,329,900%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
13,319,900%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
4,185,194.12%
Ferguson (FERG)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
2,358,650%
Nike (NKE)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
1,826,053.85%
Natwest (NWG)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
1,389,900%
Microsoft (MSFT)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
942,875.97%
Oracle (ORCL)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
607,104.72%
Apple (AAPL)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
446,466.37%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
441,221.7%
Hubbell (HUBB)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
307,871.43%
Home Depot (HD)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
290,105.38%
Suncor Energy (SU)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
275,289.61%
Fastenal (FAST)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
247,504.17%
Amgen (AMGN)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
244,186.96%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
243,839.39%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
230,193.35%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
186,938.07%
Danaher (DHR)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
181,808.02%
Amazon (AMZN)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
180,548.07%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
170,764.5%
Heico (HEI)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
159,286.01%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
146,727.89%
QXO (QXO)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
137,328.57%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
9/25/1985 - 9/25/2025
132,943.48%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.