best performing stocks 1983 through 1998

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between 1983 and 1998 by a US stock, returning 1,934,450%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1983-1998
1,934,450%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1983-1998
790,616.67%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1983-1998
720,100%
Universal Insurance (UVE)
1983-1998
365,100%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1983-1998
158,225%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1983-1998
86,443.86%
Inuvo (INUV)
1983-1998
76,288.89%
Nike (NKE)
1983-1998
53,055.07%
Altria (MO)
1983-1998
37,278.57%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1983-1998
35,582.12%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1983-1998
35,330.61%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1983-1998
31,347.5%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1983-1998
29,557.14%
Gap (GAP)
1983-1998
28,383.49%
Amgen (AMGN)
1983-1998
27,762.91%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1983-1998
26,095.56%
Paychex (PAYX)
1983-1998
18,277.5%
Danaher (DHR)
1983-1998
17,941.28%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
1983-1998
16,270.72%
Home Depot (HD)
1983-1998
15,684.41%
US Bancorp (USB)
1983-1998
13,500.33%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1983-1998
13,272.88%
Robert Half International (RHI)
1983-1998
11,934.09%
Oracle (ORCL)
1983-1998
11,261.34%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1983-1998
8,932.26%