best performing large stocks 1980-1989

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1980 and 1989 by a large-cap US stock, returning 24,696.5%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980-1989
24,696.49%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1980-1989
18,992.45%
Nike (NKE)
1980-1989
14,888.57%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-1989
6,006.59%
Gap (GAP)
1980-1989
5,301.12%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980-1989
4,570.34%
Loews (L)
1980-1989
4,445.3%
Dillard's (DDS)
1980-1989
4,015.52%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980-1989
3,820.47%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980-1989
3,816.67%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1980-1989
3,355.99%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980-1989
2,891.38%
State Street (STT)
1980-1989
2,740.39%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1980-1989
2,464.85%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980-1989
2,440.37%
Sysco (SYY)
1980-1989
2,175.16%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
1980-1989
2,018.95%
Equifax (EFX)
1980-1989
1,871.61%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1980-1989
1,685.77%
BHP (BHP)
1980-1989
1,658.32%
Stryker (SYK)
1980-1989
1,502.25%
Rollins (ROL)
1980-1989
1,438.93%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1980-1989
1,357.62%
Altria (MO)
1980-1989
1,311.11%
Aflac (AFL)
1980-1989
1,114.81%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.