best performing stocks in the sandp 1981 to 1997

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1981 and 1997 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 106,993.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1981-1997
106,993.94%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-1997
67,988.69%
Altria (MO)
1981-1997
53,357.14%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1981-1997
47,791.16%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1981-1997
45,798.04%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981-1997
35,344.38%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1981-1997
18,159.33%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1981-1997
17,664.17%
US Bancorp (USB)
1981-1997
12,268.49%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1981-1997
11,917.3%
Paychex (PAYX)
1981-1997
11,869.51%
Progressive (PGR)
1981-1997
11,500.65%
State Street (STT)
1981-1997
11,036.89%
Walmart (WMT)
1981-1997
9,051.43%
Aflac (AFL)
1981-1997
8,893.33%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1981-1997
8,296.73%
Equifax (EFX)
1981-1997
8,295.65%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1981-1997
8,019.11%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981-1997
7,767.22%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1981-1997
6,118.21%
Loews (L)
1981-1997
6,099.52%
Danaher (DHR)
1981-1997
5,888.68%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1981-1997
5,813.07%
Oracle (ORCL)
1981-1997
5,776.97%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1981-1997
5,464.29%