Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1985 and 1989 by a US stock, returning 22,178.3%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Nike (NKE)	1985-1989	22,178.26%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)	1985-1989	20,666.67%
Polaris Industries (PII)	1985-1989	7,739.29%
Badger Meter (BMI)	1985-1989	3,705.66%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)	1985-1989	3,186.45%
RCM Technologies (RCMT)	1985-1989	2,271.62%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)	1985-1989	1,917%
Franklin Resources (BEN)	1985-1989	1,899.42%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)	1985-1989	1,813.1%
HF Sinclair (DINO)	1985-1989	1,795.77%
Bridgford Foods (BRID)	1985-1989	1,690.72%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)	1985-1989	1,289.18%
Brown-Forman (BF.A)	1985-1989	1,105.73%
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)	1985-1989	1,103.09%
CVB Financial (CVBF)	1985-1989	997.53%
Loews (L)	1985-1989	947.36%
Gap (GAP)	1985-1989	944.47%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)	1985-1989	943.72%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)	1985-1989	934.57%
Amgen (AMGN)	1985-1989	930.71%
Altria (MO)	1985-1989	896.3%
Autodesk (ADSK)	1985-1989	875.41%
Lumen Technologies, Inc Common Stock (LUMN)	1985-1989	870.06%
Oracle (ORCL)	1985-1989	811.18%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)	1985-1989	806.76%