best performing stocks in the sandp 500 in 1990

Waste Management (WM) had the highest return in 1990 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 251.9%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Waste Management (WM)
1990
251.85%
Amgen (AMGN)
1990
152.8%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1990
127.39%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1990
110.76%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1990
92.1%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
1990
87.16%
Genesis Healthcare (GEN)
1990
72.59%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1990
72.47%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1990
63.23%
Home Depot (HD)
1990
54%
Nike (NKE)
1990
53.08%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1990
44.64%
General Mills (GIS)
1990
39.95%
Cardinal Health (CAH)
1990
36.92%
Walmart (WMT)
1990
35.89%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1990
35.44%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1990
34.74%
Progressive (PGR)
1990
34.58%
Medtronic (MDT)
1990
32.56%
Rockwell Automation (ROK)
1990
30.71%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1990
30.17%
Altria (MO)
1990
29.12%
PTC (PTC)
1990
28.57%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1990
26.81%
Stryker (SYK)
1990
26.26%