best performing stocks may 1987 large cap

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return in May 1987 by a large-cap US stock, returning 250%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
May 1987
250%
Watsco (WSO)
May 1987
48.59%
Watsco (WSO.B)
May 1987
47.45%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
May 1987
38.97%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
May 1987
25.75%
Baker Hughes (BKR)
May 1987
20.69%
Micron Technology (MU)
May 1987
20.48%
Nordson (NDSN)
May 1987
19.76%
General Mills (GIS)
May 1987
19.67%
Comcast (CMCSA)
May 1987
17.43%
Home Depot (HD)
May 1987
17.01%
HP (HPQ)
May 1987
16.29%
Oracle (ORCL)
May 1987
15.91%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
May 1987
15.79%
MasTec (MTZ)
May 1987
15.79%
SEI Investments (SEIC)
May 1987
15.4%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
May 1987
14.77%
Royal Gold (RGLD)
May 1987
14.29%
Dycom Industries (DY)
May 1987
13.46%
Stifel Financial (SF)
May 1987
12.85%
PACCAR (PCAR)
May 1987
12.66%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
May 1987
12.55%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
May 1987
12.48%
TJX Companies (TJX)
May 1987
12.17%
Cummins (CMI)
May 1987
11.27%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.