best performing stocks in the sandp 1985 to 1999

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1985 and 1999 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 188,700%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1985-1999
188,700%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1985-1999
69,174.16%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1985-1999
65,873.57%
Amgen (AMGN)
1985-1999
60,578.06%
Oracle (ORCL)
1985-1999
44,173.62%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1985-1999
30,341.41%
Paychex (PAYX)
1985-1999
18,510.53%
Home Depot (HD)
1985-1999
18,264.86%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1985-1999
17,235.52%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1985-1999
15,791.59%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1985-1999
15,339.42%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1985-1999
15,222.74%
Best Buy (BBY)
1985-1999
13,302.79%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1985-1999
10,782.4%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1985-1999
10,170.6%
Medtronic (MDT)
1985-1999
9,891.56%
Altria (MO)
1985-1999
9,693.1%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1985-1999
7,811%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
1985-1999
7,498.56%
Intel (INTC)
1985-1999
7,210.22%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1985-1999
6,788.22%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
1985-1999
6,718.96%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1985-1999
6,586.06%
US Bancorp (USB)
1985-1999
6,442.75%
Walmart (WMT)
1985-1999
6,214.44%