50 best performing stocks in the sandp september 1981 to may 1985

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between September 1, 1981 and May 31, 1985 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,498.9%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
1,498.87%
Home Depot (HD)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
1,105.36%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
912.96%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
616.33%
Aflac (AFL)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
522.54%
Walmart (WMT)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
510.04%
PulteGroup (PHM)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
428.16%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
410.59%
Loews (L)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
389.2%
State Street (STT)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
371.2%
Equifax (EFX)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
363.43%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
353.33%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
336.45%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
326.91%
Altria (MO)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
312.5%
Ford Motor (F)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
265.19%
Analog Devices (ADI)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
243.77%
General Dynamics (GD)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
239.48%
Target (TGT)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
239.11%
Clorox (CLX)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
238.81%
Boeing (BA)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
238.19%
Ball (BALL)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
235.77%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
233.06%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
224.91%
Kellanova (K)
9/1/1981 - 5/31/1985
207.85%