best performing stocks in last 40 years with market cap above 50 billion

National Grid PLC ADR (NGG) has had the highest return between September 26, 1985 and September 26, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $50B+, returning 4,148,135.3%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
4,148,135.29%
Nike (NKE)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
1,730,900%
Natwest (NWG)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
1,361,900%
Microsoft (MSFT)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
937,108.87%
Oracle (ORCL)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
573,384.25%
Apple (AAPL)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
472,087.5%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
443,017.21%
Home Depot (HD)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
291,560.7%
Suncor Energy (SU)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
277,172.73%
Fastenal (FAST)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
249,118.75%
Amgen (AMGN)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
233,474.5%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
230,773.53%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
185,229.62%
Amazon (AMZN)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
178,858.16%
Danaher (DHR)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
177,453.82%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
170,210.5%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
133,990.91%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
121,989.83%
Progressive (PGR)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
111,817.74%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
109,733.85%
Stryker (SYK)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
109,430.46%
Netflix (NFLX)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
104,382.88%
Amphenol (APH)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
97,141.65%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
95,165.49%
Lam Research (LRCX)
9/26/1985 - 9/26/2025
84,530.12%