what is the best returning large cap stock in the last 50 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between August 31, 1975 and August 31, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 122,639,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
122,639,900%
Ovintiv (OVV)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
42,119,900%
Altria (MO)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
16,802,400%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
4,151,076.47%
Nike (NKE)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
2,417,712.5%
Ferguson (FERG)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
2,407,712.5%
Home Depot (HD)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
2,378,671.93%
Natwest (NWG)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
2,326,566.67%
Walmart (WMT)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
1,168,333.73%
Microsoft (MSFT)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
936,480.41%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
741,925.32%
Suncor Energy (SU)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
485,782.35%
Danaher (DHR)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
476,335.19%
Oracle (ORCL)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
445,037.8%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
434,264.09%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
431,196.3%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
324,483.33%
Hubbell (HUBB)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
288,187.63%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
274,851.2%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
260,341.38%
Fastenal (FAST)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
258,545.83%
Apple (AAPL)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
235,575.13%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
232,429.34%
Paychex (PAYX)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
232,325%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
8/31/1975 - 8/31/2025
227,973.57%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.