best performing large cap stocks 1982-1986

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between 1982 and 1986 by a large-cap US stock, returning 8,261%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1982-1986
8,261.02%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1982-1986
2,368.03%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1982-1986
2,266.42%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1982-1986
1,733.73%
Loews (L)
1982-1986
1,294.31%
BHP (BHP)
1982-1986
964.76%
Aflac (AFL)
1982-1986
919.67%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1982-1986
824.55%
Equifax (EFX)
1982-1986
813.61%
Walmart (WMT)
1982-1986
794.88%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1982-1986
784.28%
Ford Motor (F)
1982-1986
769.76%
Rollins (ROL)
1982-1986
702.38%
Home Depot (HD)
1982-1986
683.57%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1982-1986
662.25%
Altria (MO)
1982-1986
660%
Nike (NKE)
1982-1986
634.88%
State Street (STT)
1982-1986
529.7%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
1982-1986
510.14%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1982-1986
493.89%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1982-1986
479.4%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1982-1986
454.1%
Progressive (PGR)
1982-1986
446.25%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1982-1986
417.69%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1982-1986
417.56%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.