nyse best performing stocks 1970 to 1990

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1970 and 1990 by a US stock, returning 65,336.4%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1990
65,336.36%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1970-1990
35,791.67%
Hasbro (HAS)
1970-1990
27,579.22%
Nike (NKE)
1970-1990
22,694.29%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1970-1990
21,726.92%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1990
13,265.79%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1970-1990
12,037.5%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1970-1990
10,217.54%
Home Depot (HD)
1970-1990
9,586.75%
Altria (MO)
1970-1990
8,916.07%
Gap (GAP)
1970-1990
6,958.43%
Dillard's (DDS)
1970-1990
4,977.44%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1970-1990
4,908.39%
Boeing (BA)
1970-1990
4,469.51%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1970-1990
3,987.92%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1970-1990
3,876.64%
Loews (L)
1970-1990
3,526.59%
Sysco (SYY)
1970-1990
3,391.03%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1970-1990
3,213.86%
Newell Rubbermaid (NWL)
1970-1990
3,055.64%
Graham (GHC)
1970-1990
2,816.04%
Amgen (AMGN)
1970-1990
2,667.19%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1970-1990
2,630.33%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1970-1990
2,579.04%
State Street (STT)
1970-1990
2,472.39%