best performing stock from 1980 to 2006

Hirequest (HQI) had the highest return between 1980 and 2006 by a US stock, returning 27,792,300%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Hirequest (HQI)
1980-2006
27,792,300%
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
1980-2006
16,461,200%
QVC (QVCGA)
1980-2006
11,185,255.56%
India Globalization Capital (IGC)
1980-2006
9,733,233.33%
Know Labs (KNW)
1980-2006
7,785,769.97%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1980-2006
5,528,842.86%
Perspective Therapeutics (CATX)
1980-2006
5,444,344.44%
Houston American Energy (HUSA)
1980-2006
1,905,180.67%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
1980-2006
1,344,788.24%
Universal Insurance (UVE)
1980-2006
1,021,000%
Inuvo (INUV)
1980-2006
717,677.78%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1980-2006
700,250%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980-2006
316,275%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1980-2006
297,872.15%
Nike (NKE)
1980-2006
275,651.43%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1980-2006
245,182.76%
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT)
1980-2006
188,788.89%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980-2006
152,235.26%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-2006
148,409.52%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1980-2006
115,701.85%
Flowers Foods (FLO)
1980-2006
91,262.5%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1980-2006
74,683.89%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
1980-2006
72,167.39%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980-2006
72,112.09%
Gap (GAP)
1980-2006
63,487.91%