best performing stocks in 1978 to 1999

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between 1978 and 1999 by a US stock, returning 2,336,257.1%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1978-1999
2,336,257.14%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1978-1999
625,945.83%
Universal Insurance (UVE)
1978-1999
419,200%
Home Depot (HD)
1978-1999
239,736.31%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1978-1999
188,612.5%
Gap (GAP)
1978-1999
142,404.95%
Nike (NKE)
1978-1999
129,362.86%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1978-1999
107,526.5%
Walmart (WMT)
1978-1999
101,497.24%
Inuvo (INUV)
1978-1999
86,705.56%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1978-1999
81,220.69%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1978-1999
69,179.25%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1978-1999
65,873.57%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1978-1999
55,709.26%
Oracle (ORCL)
1978-1999
44,173.62%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1978-1999
36,506.33%
Viavi Solutions (VIAV)
1978-1999
31,185.07%
Medtronic (MDT)
1978-1999
29,890.13%
State Street (STT)
1978-1999
24,074.23%
Paychex (PAYX)
1978-1999
21,503.18%
Empire Petroleum (EP)
1978-1999
21,260.32%
Sysco (SYY)
1978-1999
21,040.57%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1978-1999
19,419.05%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1978-1999
19,244.83%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1978-1999
17,721.16%