highest return stock of 1980s

Caledonia Mining (CMCL) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock, returning 754,928.8%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Caledonia Mining (CMCL)
1980s
754,928.85%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1980s
56,762.5%
Nike (NKE)
1980s
15,037.5%
Altria (MO)
1980s
7,225%
Home Depot (HD)
1980s
5,936.26%
Gap (GAP)
1980s
5,287.91%
Walmart (WMT)
1980s
4,489.84%
Loews (L)
1980s
4,445.22%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1980s
4,009.4%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980s
3,941.67%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980s
3,825%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980s
2,891.38%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1980s
2,464.75%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980s
2,449.45%
Sysco (SYY)
1980s
2,175.13%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980s
2,107.95%
Newell Brands (NWL)
1980s
1,982.51%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)
1980s
1,962.26%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1980s
1,772.52%
RCM Technologies (RCMT)
1980s
1,739.67%
Ennis (EBF)
1980s
1,591.1%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1980s
1,570.94%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1980s
1,433.88%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1980s
1,415.11%
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)
1980s
1,403.97%