best performing stocks in the sandp 1974 to 1987

Walmart (WMT) had the highest return between 1974 and 1987 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 13,379.2%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
1974-1987
13,379.17%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1974-1987
11,553.81%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1974-1987
11,464.81%
Nike (NKE)
1974-1987
3,700%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1974-1987
3,185.28%
Boeing (BA)
1974-1987
3,135.69%
Altria (MO)
1974-1987
2,525%
Loews (L)
1974-1987
2,280.45%
Home Depot (HD)
1974-1987
1,969.05%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1974-1987
1,770.07%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1974-1987
1,693.52%
Ball (BALL)
1974-1987
1,658.95%
Progressive (PGR)
1974-1987
1,591.97%
Equifax (EFX)
1974-1987
1,515.64%
Sysco (SYY)
1974-1987
1,469.9%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1974-1987
1,375.24%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1974-1987
1,349.4%
General Dynamics (GD)
1974-1987
1,335.89%
State Street (STT)
1974-1987
1,290.03%
Target (TGT)
1974-1987
1,288.07%
Comcast (CMCSA)
1974-1987
1,191.52%
Rollins (ROL)
1974-1987
1,104.58%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1974-1987
1,090.9%
Ford Motor (F)
1974-1987
1,044.41%
Edison International (EIX)
1974-1987
1,034.77%