best performing penny stocks in 1983 to 1985

MDU Resources (MDU) had the highest return between 1983 and 1985 by a US stock, returning 6,540%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
MDU Resources (MDU)
1983-1985
6,540%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1983-1985
1,942.53%
BHP (BHP)
1983-1985
1,514.07%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1983-1985
1,400%
Hasbro (HAS)
1983-1985
1,044.32%
Arrow Financial (AROW)
1983-1985
657.26%
NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC)
1983-1985
609.8%
Loews (L)
1983-1985
568.44%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1983-1985
551.99%
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC)
1983-1985
489.8%
Dillard's (DDS)
1983-1985
473.24%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1983-1985
458.27%
CECO Environmental (CECO)
1983-1985
392.86%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1983-1985
379.1%
Escalade (ESCA)
1983-1985
350.4%
Rollins (ROL)
1983-1985
324.51%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1983-1985
309.86%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1983-1985
309.28%
Gap (GAP)
1983-1985
286.05%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1983-1985
280.67%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
1983-1985
280.2%
Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO)
1983-1985
279.18%
Brunswick (BC)
1983-1985
278.51%
NewMarket (NEU)
1983-1985
273.65%
Weyco (WEYS)
1983-1985
273.23%