best performing stocks in the sandp from may 1987 to dec 1987

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between May 1, 1987 and December 31, 1987 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 81.4%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
81.45%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
77.48%
Micron Technology (MU)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
42.17%
Equifax (EFX)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
38.58%
Caterpillar (CAT)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
27.91%
Oracle (ORCL)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
23.35%
Comcast (CMCSA)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
22.85%
Deere (DE)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
22.79%
Fastenal (FAST)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
21.35%
WW Grainger (GWW)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
20.05%
Aflac (AFL)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
19.29%
General Mills (GIS)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
18.55%
Nordson (NDSN)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
17.92%
Newmont Goldcorp (NEM)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
17.38%
Trane Technologies (TT)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
17.28%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
16.66%
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
14.83%
Hubbell (HUBB)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
11.23%
Parker-Hannifin (PH)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
10.95%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
10.71%
J M Smucker (SJM)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
8.82%
Merck (MRK)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
8.77%
KeyCorp (KEY)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
8.42%
Genuine Parts (GPC)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
6.9%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
5/1/1987 - 12/31/1987
6.58%