best performing large cap stocks past 1984 - 1998

Johnson Controls International (JCI) had the highest return between 1984 and 1998 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,268,866.7%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1984-1998
1,268,866.67%
Nike (NKE)
1984-1998
83,213.95%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1984-1998
39,100%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1984-1998
31,299.36%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1984-1998
30,917.5%
Altria (MO)
1984-1998
18,734.62%
Amgen (AMGN)
1984-1998
17,208.23%
Home Depot (HD)
1984-1998
14,558.91%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1984-1998
12,241.66%
Paychex (PAYX)
1984-1998
11,758.84%
Oracle (ORCL)
1984-1998
11,245.51%
US Bancorp (USB)
1984-1998
10,929.77%
Best Buy (BBY)
1984-1998
8,083.84%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1984-1998
7,881.22%
Medtronic (MDT)
1984-1998
7,767.96%
Danaher (DHR)
1984-1998
7,747.64%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1984-1998
7,095.57%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1984-1998
6,554.81%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1984-1998
6,280.27%
Progressive (PGR)
1984-1998
6,204.8%
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
1984-1998
6,060.58%
Popular (BPOP)
1984-1998
5,713.16%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
1984-1998
5,475.36%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1984-1998
5,284.62%
Intel (INTC)
1984-1998
5,156.49%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.