best performing stocks from september 1974 to august 1987

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between September 1, 1974 and August 31, 1987 by a US stock, returning 25,145.9%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
25,145.93%
MDU Resources (MDU)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
23,725%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
14,828.3%
Gap (GAP)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
6,970.56%
Graham (GHC)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
5,760.61%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
4,357.31%
Nike (NKE)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
4,028.57%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
3,723.8%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
3,258.87%
Boeing (BA)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
3,064.27%
Dillard's (DDS)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,987.54%
Loews (L)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,922.29%
New York Times (NYT)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,899.66%
H&R Block (HRB)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,797.96%
Home Depot (HD)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,747.31%
Sysco (SYY)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,729.18%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,725.87%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,554.64%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,496.27%
H B Fuller (FUL)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,474.64%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,464.14%
General Dynamics (GD)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,334.44%
S&P Global (SPGI)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,259.54%
State Street (STT)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,187.26%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
9/1/1974 - 8/31/1987
2,184.07%