best performing stocks in last 50 years with market cap above 20 billion

Altria (MO) has had the highest return between October 4, 1975 and October 4, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $20B+, returning 16,432,400%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Altria (MO)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
16,432,400%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
10,474,185.71%
Ferguson (FERG)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
4,928,197.87%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
4,319,311.76%
Home Depot (HD)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
2,351,447.62%
Nike (NKE)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
2,055,042.86%
McDonald’s (MCD)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
1,559,381.87%
Natwest (NWG)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
1,488,900%
Walmart (WMT)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
1,173,118.39%
Progressive (PGR)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
986,646.99%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
956,184.66%
Oracle (ORCL)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
563,167.72%
Danaher (DHR)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
534,701%
Suncor Energy (SU)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
523,317.72%
Stryker (SYK)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
488,042.29%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
467,780.3%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
406,844.44%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
321,507.14%
Hubbell (HUBB)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
276,154.18%
Apple (AAPL)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
261,849.24%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
258,721.78%
Fastenal (FAST)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
249,275%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
234,883.05%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
225,936.51%
Rollins (ROL)
10/4/1975 - 10/4/2025
223,983.97%