Royal Gold (RGLD) had the best quarter in the 1980s by a large-cap US stock in Q1 1987, returning 213%.
| ASSET | QUARTER | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Royal Gold (RGLD) | Q1 1987 | 213.04% |
Aegon NV ADR (AEG) | Q2 1988 | 169.57% |
Western Digital (WDC) | Q3 1980 | 167.64% |
Adobe Systems (ADBE) | Q1 1987 | 162.89% |
PulteGroup (PHM) | Q4 1982 | 159.41% |
Nike (NKE) | Q1 1987 | 150.63% |
Toll Brothers (TOL) | Q1 1987 | 139.14% |
Autodesk (ADSK) | Q1 1987 | 136.54% |
Kinross Gold (KGC) | Q4 1981 | 128.32% |
BHP (BHP) | Q2 1987 | 122.89% |
CACI International (CACI) | Q4 1982 | 120.66% |
Franklin Resources (BEN) | Q1 1985 | 115.97% |
Barrick Gold (GOLD) | Q1 1987 | 113.93% |
NVR (NVR) | Q1 1987 | 112.66% |
Oracle (ORCL) | Q1 1987 | 112.23% |
Nike (NKE) | Q1 1986 | 111.63% |
Kinross Gold (KGC) | Q4 1985 | 111.11% |
Newmont Goldcorp (NEM) | Q3 1987 | 109.22% |
Raymond James Financial (RJF) | Q1 1987 | 108.29% |
US Bancorp (USB) | Q4 1984 | 105.88% |
Nike (NKE) | Q4 1986 | 105.13% |
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | Q3 1982 | 101.46% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | Q1 1987 | 100.68% |
US Bancorp (USB) | Q1 1985 | 100% |
Franklin Resources (BEN) | Q4 1985 | 96.61% |
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.
