best performing stocks in the sandp 1900 to 1986

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1900 and 1986 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 52,478.6%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1900-1986
52,478.57%
Hasbro (HAS)
1900-1986
33,332.47%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1900-1986
9,023.08%
Walmart (WMT)
1900-1986
4,924.56%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1900-1986
4,044.87%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1900-1986
2,633.33%
Merck (MRK)
1900-1986
2,449.47%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1900-1986
2,367.13%
Boeing (BA)
1900-1986
2,184.04%
HP (HPQ)
1900-1986
2,082.86%
Loews (L)
1900-1986
1,951.34%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1900-1986
1,768.94%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1900-1986
1,613.57%
State Street (STT)
1900-1986
1,503.59%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1900-1986
1,313.08%
Sysco (SYY)
1900-1986
1,313%
General Dynamics (GD)
1900-1986
1,280.24%
Home Depot (HD)
1900-1986
1,204.22%
Rollins (ROL)
1900-1986
1,183.85%
Equifax (EFX)
1900-1986
1,051.53%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1900-1986
948.7%
Kroger (KR)
1900-1986
903.82%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1900-1986
902.81%
EQT (EQT)
1900-1986
855.53%
Edison International (EIX)
1900-1986
848.5%