best performing large cap stocks 1984-1988

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between 1984 and 1988 by a large-cap US stock, returning 6,396%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1984-1988
6,396.04%
Nike (NKE)
1984-1988
3,986.67%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1984-1988
2,107.45%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1984-1988
2,094.77%
BHP (BHP)
1984-1988
1,277.1%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1984-1988
1,137.5%
Loews (L)
1984-1988
827.02%
Rollins (ROL)
1984-1988
736.64%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1984-1988
706.65%
Altria (MO)
1984-1988
623.81%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1984-1988
617.51%
Brown-Forman (BF.A)
1984-1988
577.33%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1984-1988
565.83%
Danaher (DHR)
1984-1988
528.33%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1984-1988
522.41%
Imperial Oil (IMO)
1984-1988
514.97%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1984-1988
482.08%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1984-1988
441.98%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
1984-1988
440.14%
Equifax (EFX)
1984-1988
439.72%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1984-1988
425.5%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1984-1988
414.52%
Paychex (PAYX)
1984-1988
409.05%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1984-1988
368.5%
Amgen (AMGN)
1984-1988
365.54%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.