Hasbro (HAS) had the highest return between 1980 and 1983 by a large-cap US stock, returning 8,211.8%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Hasbro (HAS)	1980-1983	8,211.84%
McDonald’s (MCD)	1980-1983	2,655.36%
PulteGroup (PHM)	1980-1983	1,567.35%
Walmart (WMT)	1980-1983	860.16%
Service Corporation International (SCI)	1980-1983	788.99%
Dillard's (DDS)	1980-1983	700.03%
CACI International (CACI)	1980-1983	574.98%
Essential Utilities (WTRG)	1980-1983	545.17%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)	1980-1983	487.65%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)	1980-1983	438.01%
Analog Devices (ADI)	1980-1983	399.05%
Sysco (SYY)	1980-1983	395.6%
Suncor Energy (SU)	1980-1983	392.11%
State Street (STT)	1980-1983	378.27%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)	1980-1983	351.72%
FedEx (FDX)	1980-1983	316.91%
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)	1980-1983	315.9%
Royal Gold (RGLD)	1980-1983	313.04%
Teradyne (TER)	1980-1983	307.06%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)	1980-1983	300.09%
Stryker (SYK)	1980-1983	299.47%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)	1980-1983	285.28%
New York Times (NYT)	1980-1983	265.21%
Watsco (WSO.B)	1980-1983	261.92%
PNC Financial Services (PNC)	1980-1983	253.58%

Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.