best performing large cap stocks past 60 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between October 4, 1965 and October 4, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 123,919,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
123,919,900%
Altria (MO)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
16,432,400%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
10,474,185.71%
McDonald’s (MCD)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
6,999,434.88%
Ferguson (FERG)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
4,928,197.87%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
4,319,311.76%
Home Depot (HD)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
2,351,447.62%
Nike (NKE)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
2,055,042.86%
Natwest (NWG)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
1,488,900%
Progressive (PGR)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
986,646.99%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
956,184.66%
Walmart (WMT)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
895,250.88%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
763,507.59%
Oracle (ORCL)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
563,167.72%
Danaher (DHR)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
534,701%
Suncor Energy (SU)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
523,317.72%
Stryker (SYK)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
488,042.29%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
467,780.3%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
456,196.3%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
406,844.44%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
329,066.67%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
321,507.14%
Apple (AAPL)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
261,849.24%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
258,721.78%
Fastenal (FAST)
10/4/1965 - 10/4/2025
249,275%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.