50 best performing large cap stocks 1981 - 1986

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between 1981 and 1986 by a large-cap US stock, returning 9,646%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1981-1986
9,646%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981-1986
6,172.88%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1981-1986
2,368.28%
Dillard's (DDS)
1981-1986
2,132.76%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1981-1986
1,491.29%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1981-1986
1,411.51%
Loews (L)
1981-1986
1,399.48%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-1986
1,205.39%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1981-1986
1,009.6%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1981-1986
967.72%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1981-1986
939.04%
Aflac (AFL)
1981-1986
936.36%
Equifax (EFX)
1981-1986
906.52%
Nike (NKE)
1981-1986
851.52%
State Street (STT)
1981-1986
842.32%
Rollins (ROL)
1981-1986
681.16%
Ford Motor (F)
1981-1986
679.58%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1981-1986
601.98%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1981-1986
583.46%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1981-1986
581.92%
New York Times (NYT)
1981-1986
560.31%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1981-1986
555.81%
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
1981-1986
551.45%
Hershey (HSY)
1981-1986
546.36%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1981-1986
541.31%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.