best performing stocks in the sandp past 65 years

Altria (MO) has had the highest return between October 11, 1960 and October 11, 2025 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 16,634,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Altria (MO)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
16,634,900%
McDonald’s (MCD)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
6,907,109.3%
Home Depot (HD)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
2,236,507.14%
Nike (NKE)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
1,863,328.57%
Progressive (PGR)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
963,755.42%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
944,373.2%
Walmart (WMT)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
893,233.33%
Oracle (ORCL)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
577,730.37%
Danaher (DHR)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
503,531.84%
Stryker (SYK)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
480,268.91%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
456,658.1%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
439,344.44%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
405,918.52%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
316,417.86%
Apple (AAPL)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
248,905.08%
Fastenal (FAST)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
238,337.5%
Hubbell (HUBB)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
237,791.67%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
225,533.9%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
219,919.56%
Rollins (ROL)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
217,457.25%
Aflac (AFL)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
212,041.49%
Paychex (PAYX)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
210,201.51%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
203,878.61%
Walt Disney (DIS)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
179,488.82%
General Dynamics (GD)
10/11/1960 - 10/11/2025
178,611.76%