best large cap quarterly increases 1970-1990

Royal Gold (RGLD) had the best quarter between 1970 and 1990 by a large-cap US stock in Q1 1987, returning 213%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
Royal Gold (RGLD)
Q1 1987
213.04%
Western Digital (WDC)
Q3 1980
167.65%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
Q1 1987
162.82%
PulteGroup (PHM)
Q4 1982
159.43%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
Q2 1988
158.33%
Nike (NKE)
Q1 1987
150.69%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
Q2 1990
150.22%
Toll Brothers (TOL)
Q1 1987
140.86%
Autodesk (ADSK)
Q1 1987
136.54%
Suncor Energy (SU)
Q4 1981
129.63%
CVS Health (CVS)
Q1 1975
125.41%
BHP (BHP)
Q2 1987
122.89%
CACI International (CACI)
Q4 1982
120.66%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
Q1 1985
115.91%
Walmart (WMT)
Q1 1975
115.15%
Pentair (PNR)
Q1 1976
114.66%
NVR (NVR)
Q1 1987
112.66%
Oracle (ORCL)
Q1 1987
112.06%
Nike (NKE)
Q4 1986
111.68%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
Q1 1990
111.64%
Walt Disney (DIS)
Q1 1975
111.62%
Kinross Gold (KGC)
Q4 1985
111.11%
Newmont Goldcorp (NEM)
Q3 1987
109.22%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
Q1 1987
108.28%
Suncor Energy (SU)
Q2 1982
106.03%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.