highest stock return in 1980s

Caledonia Mining (CMCL) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock, returning 759,138.5%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Caledonia Mining (CMCL)
1980s
759,138.46%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1980s
56,700%
US Bancorp (USB)
1980s
24,687.5%
Nike (NKE)
1980s
14,741.67%
Home Depot (HD)
1980s
5,938.37%
Altria (MO)
1980s
5,860%
Gap (GAP)
1980s
5,296.72%
Walmart (WMT)
1980s
4,500.41%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980s
4,490.91%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1980s
4,018.79%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1980s
3,926.23%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980s
2,891.38%
Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR)
1980s
2,762.88%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980s
2,448.74%
HF Sinclair (DINO)
1980s
2,364.91%
Valmont Industries (VMI)
1980s
2,258.17%
Sysco (SYY)
1980s
2,173.95%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980s
2,138.82%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)
1980s
1,962.16%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1980s
1,772.11%
RCM Technologies (RCMT)
1980s
1,739.67%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1980s
1,432.8%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1980s
1,417.12%
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)
1980s
1,403.93%
CVB Financial (CVBF)
1980s
1,385.26%