best returning large cap stock from 1980 to 2010

Ovintiv (OVV) had the highest return between 1980 and 2010 by a large-cap US stock, returning 102,078,500%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Ovintiv (OVV)
1980-2010
102,078,500%
Altria (MO)
1980-2010
2,544,175%
Natwest (NWG)
1980-2010
1,290,516.67%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
1980-2010
1,128,370.59%
Nike (NKE)
1980-2010
556,312.5%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1980-2010
279,696.47%
Ferguson (FERG)
1980-2010
212,023.96%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-2010
145,935.09%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980-2010
118,266.67%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980-2010
77,534.07%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980-2010
64,287.04%
Walmart (WMT)
1980-2010
53,604.47%
Oracle (ORCL)
1980-2010
50,129.53%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1980-2010
41,934.15%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980-2010
41,434.48%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1980-2010
39,292.79%
Aflac (AFL)
1980-2010
37,562.33%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1980-2010
37,490.26%
Danaher (DHR)
1980-2010
35,345.44%
Paychex (PAYX)
1980-2010
31,854.17%
US Bancorp (USB)
1980-2010
27,177.83%
Fastenal (FAST)
1980-2010
26,725.52%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1980-2010
26,188.75%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1980-2010
26,066.01%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1980-2010
25,533.45%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.