best performing stocks in last 70 years with market cap above 20 billion

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has had the highest return between September 26, 1955 and September 26, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $20B+, returning 9,399,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
9,399,900%
McDonald’s (MCD)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
7,030,132.56%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
4,148,135.29%
Home Depot (HD)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
2,425,197.62%
Ferguson (FERG)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
2,347,504.17%
Nike (NKE)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
1,978,185.71%
Natwest (NWG)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
1,361,900%
Progressive (PGR)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
972,550.6%
Microsoft (MSFT)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
937,108.87%
Walmart (WMT)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
903,847.37%
Oracle (ORCL)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
573,384.25%
Suncor Energy (SU)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
540,406.33%
Altria (MO)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
443,369.39%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
443,017.21%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
397,307.41%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
308,435.71%
Apple (AAPL)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
260,681.73%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
256,909.07%
Fastenal (FAST)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
249,118.75%
Hubbell (HUBB)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
244,768.96%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
230,773.53%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
230,476.27%
Rollins (ROL)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
215,319.85%
Paychex (PAYX)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
212,111.06%
Aflac (AFL)
9/26/1955 - 9/26/2025
209,230.78%