best performing large cap stocks 1975-1992

Walmart (WMT) had the highest return between 1975 and 1992 by a large-cap US stock, returning 98,727.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
1975-1992
98,727.27%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1975-1992
53,946.09%
Nike (NKE)
1975-1992
47,645.71%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1975-1992
40,687.5%
Home Depot (HD)
1975-1992
38,204.17%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1975-1992
27,685.19%
Altria (MO)
1975-1992
19,875%
Sysco (SYY)
1975-1992
12,731.4%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1975-1992
11,751.7%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1975-1992
9,380.58%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1975-1992
7,604.76%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1975-1992
7,154.93%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1975-1992
7,132.41%
Boeing (BA)
1975-1992
6,568.07%
State Street (STT)
1975-1992
6,524.01%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1975-1992
5,970.07%
Target (TGT)
1975-1992
5,045.64%
Progressive (PGR)
1975-1992
5,039.76%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1975-1992
4,981.53%
Stryker (SYK)
1975-1992
4,967.33%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1975-1992
4,634.24%
Loews (L)
1975-1992
4,433.45%
CVS Health (CVS)
1975-1992
4,155.31%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1975-1992
3,951.72%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1975-1992
3,727.91%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.