Hasbro (HAS) had the highest return between 1980 and 1984 by a large-cap US stock, returning 2,949.7%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Hasbro (HAS)	1980-1984	2,949.67%
PulteGroup (PHM)	1980-1984	1,146.28%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)	1980-1984	1,049.51%
Service Corporation International (SCI)	1980-1984	1,004.92%
Dillard's (DDS)	1980-1984	992.9%
Walmart (WMT)	1980-1984	837.4%
State Street (STT)	1980-1984	663.01%
Essential Utilities (WTRG)	1980-1984	559.23%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)	1980-1984	424.86%
New York Times (NYT)	1980-1984	400.53%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)	1980-1984	376.58%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)	1980-1984	372%
Sysco (SYY)	1980-1984	356.53%
Comcast (CMCSA)	1980-1984	352.8%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)	1980-1984	339.66%
Loews (L)	1980-1984	334.01%
Watsco (WSO.B)	1980-1984	324.86%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)	1980-1984	311.02%
Analog Devices (ADI)	1980-1984	305.68%
Tyson Foods (TSN)	1980-1984	300%
Consolidated Edison (ED)	1980-1984	299.74%
CACI International (CACI)	1980-1984	298.85%
Ball (BALL)	1980-1984	287.27%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)	1980-1984	286.82%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)	1980-1984	285.44%

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