best performing stocks in the sandp in last 50 years

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has had the highest return between May 15, 1976 and May 15, 2026 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 48,343,233.3%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
48,343,233.33%
Altria (MO)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
2,681,751.85%
Home Depot (HD)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
1,833,333.73%
Hasbro (HAS)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
1,242,107.79%
Walmart (WMT)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
1,237,843.93%
McDonald’s (MCD)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
1,232,949.33%
Nike (NKE)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
1,200,471.43%
Microsoft (MSFT)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
691,504.73%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
587,780.3%
Amgen (AMGN)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
530,231.23%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
442,189.72%
Danaher (DHR)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
410,224.19%
Stryker (SYK)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
404,549.01%
Oracle (ORCL)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
388,015.08%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
384,515.38%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
376,400%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
342,481.65%
KLA (KLAC)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
311,546.35%
Apple (AAPL)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
303,576.17%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
243,121.05%
Fastenal (FAST)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
232,598.41%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
226,123.78%
Aflac (AFL)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
225,025.73%
W R Berkley (WRB)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
224,491.84%
Amazon (AMZN)
5/15/1976 - 5/15/2026
219,112.47%