Hasbro (HAS) had the highest return between 1980 and 1982 by a large-cap US stock, returning 2,459.2%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Hasbro (HAS)	1980-1982	2,459.21%
McDonald’s (MCD)	1980-1982	1,402.38%
PulteGroup (PHM)	1980-1982	1,205.23%
CACI International (CACI)	1980-1982	1,113.59%
Service Corporation International (SCI)	1980-1982	691.67%
Walmart (WMT)	1980-1982	511.38%
Suncor Energy (SU)	1980-1982	447.37%
Sysco (SYY)	1980-1982	434.8%
Essential Utilities (WTRG)	1980-1982	408.61%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)	1980-1982	362.73%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)	1980-1982	356.63%
State Street (STT)	1980-1982	355.54%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)	1980-1982	307.56%
Humana (HUM)	1980-1982	299.87%
Dillard's (DDS)	1980-1982	275.9%
Lennar (LEN)	1980-1982	272.92%
FedEx (FDX)	1980-1982	234.65%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)	1980-1982	222.93%
Stryker (SYK)	1980-1982	214.93%
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)	1980-1982	209.94%
Equifax (EFX)	1980-1982	190.43%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)	1980-1982	180.02%
Hershey (HSY)	1980-1982	178.33%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)	1980-1982	172.53%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)	1980-1982	167.24%

Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.