best performing stocks in s and p 500 past 40 years

Altria (MO) has had the highest return between December 9, 1985 and December 9, 2025 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,711,076.5%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Altria (MO)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
1,711,076.47%
Nike (NKE)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
1,544,534.15%
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
829,613.32%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
461,171.82%
Oracle (ORCL)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
436,842.8%
Apple (AAPL)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
409,929.59%
Danaher (DHR)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
267,561.87%
Home Depot (HD)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
254,336.26%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
224,358.93%
Fastenal (FAST)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
211,104.19%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
188,691.52%
Amazon (AMZN)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
186,872.93%
Amgen (AMGN)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
171,684.35%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
165,545.83%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
147,258.83%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
142,871.76%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
137,750.04%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
125,569.85%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
120,118.07%
Amphenol (APH)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
110,058.98%
Lam Research (LRCX)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
96,077.49%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
93,616.78%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
93,123.14%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
92,682.66%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
12/9/1985 - 12/9/2025
90,727.16%