best performing stocks in 1980s

MDU Resources (MDU) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock, returning 36,791.7%.

ASSETDECADE% RETURN
MDU Resources (MDU)
1980s
36,791.67%
Hasbro (HAS)
1980s
32,892.11%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980s
24,682.25%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1980s
20,766.67%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1980s
18,844.23%
Nike (NKE)
1980s
14,657.14%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1980s
7,823.21%
Home Depot (HD)
1980s
6,031.1%
Gap (GAP)
1980s
5,293.26%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980s
4,567.13%
Loews (L)
1980s
4,445.42%
Walmart (WMT)
1980s
4,443.72%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1980s
4,029.93%
Dillard's (DDS)
1980s
4,015.7%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980s
3,816.67%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980s
3,814.02%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1980s
3,357.46%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980s
2,891.38%
State Street (STT)
1980s
2,739.89%
Newell Brands (NWL)
1980s
2,665.79%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1980s
2,466.1%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980s
2,440.07%
Sysco (SYY)
1980s
2,175.35%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
1980s
2,020.27%
Franklin Wireless (FKWL)
1980s
2,004.98%