best performing stocks in 1978 to 1998

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between 1978 and 1998 by a US stock, returning 1,934,450%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1978-1998
1,934,450%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1978-1998
790,616.67%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1978-1998
720,100%
Universal Insurance (UVE)
1978-1998
365,100%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1978-1998
158,225%
Home Depot (HD)
1978-1998
141,770.66%
Gap (GAP)
1978-1998
115,891.11%
Nike (NKE)
1978-1998
104,691.43%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1978-1998
101,862.31%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1978-1998
86,443.86%
Inuvo (INUV)
1978-1998
76,288.89%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
1978-1998
59,797.92%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1978-1998
44,383.02%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1978-1998
35,582.12%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1978-1998
35,330.61%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1978-1998
31,347.5%
Medtronic (MDT)
1978-1998
30,133.55%
Amgen (AMGN)
1978-1998
27,762.91%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1978-1998
25,698.72%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1978-1998
24,037.93%
State Street (STT)
1978-1998
22,896.14%
Robert Half International (RHI)
1978-1998
19,408.07%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1978-1998
19,021.05%
US Bancorp (USB)
1978-1998
18,784.67%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1978-1998
18,466.19%