best performing stocks in last 70 years with market cap above 50 billion

Altria (MO) has had the highest return between May 3, 1955 and May 3, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $50B+, returning 11,921,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Altria (MO)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
11,921,900%
Nike (NKE)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
2,663,081.82%
US Bancorp (USB)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
2,439,311.76%
Walmart (WMT)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
866,128.07%
Microsoft (MSFT)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
800,047.06%
Danaher (DHR)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
459,599.77%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
366,799.08%
Oracle (ORCL)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
287,004.76%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
285,436.16%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
278,986.21%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
248,185.53%
Progressive (PGR)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
247,544.48%
Paychex (PAYX)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
245,893.43%
Home Depot (HD)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
218,568.27%
Apple (AAPL)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
207,954.71%
Aflac (AFL)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
199,767.42%
Amazon (AMZN)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
155,749.06%
Stryker (SYK)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
153,211.71%
Walt Disney (DIS)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
151,274.8%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
150,713.4%
General Dynamics (GD)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
141,366.32%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
135,538.58%
Cintas (CTAS)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
132,201.44%
Coca-Cola (KO)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
130,410.02%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
5/3/1955 - 5/3/2025
119,483.65%