best performing large cap stocks past 1984 - 1998

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between 1984 and 1998 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,675,242.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1984-1998
1,675,242.86%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1984-1998
790,616.67%
Nike (NKE)
1984-1998
81,926.67%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1984-1998
39,085.03%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1984-1998
32,249.69%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1984-1998
29,911.66%
Altria (MO)
1984-1998
24,819.05%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1984-1998
23,531.68%
Paychex (PAYX)
1984-1998
18,268.68%
Amgen (AMGN)
1984-1998
17,208.3%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1984-1998
16,311.89%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1984-1998
14,450.67%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1984-1998
13,991.26%
Oracle (ORCL)
1984-1998
11,258.46%
US Bancorp (USB)
1984-1998
10,930.29%
Danaher (DHR)
1984-1998
9,930.41%
Best Buy (BBY)
1984-1998
8,085.09%
Home Depot (HD)
1984-1998
7,264.33%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1984-1998
6,982.84%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1984-1998
6,550.83%
Medtronic (MDT)
1984-1998
6,466.69%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
1984-1998
6,253.96%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1984-1998
6,224.6%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1984-1998
6,212.56%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1984-1998
5,904.88%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.