best performing large-cap stocks 1986-1989

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1986 and 1989 by a large-cap US stock, returning 12,176.7%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1986-1989
12,176.74%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1986-1989
1,900%
Oracle (ORCL)
1986-1989
812.43%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
1986-1989
739.36%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1986-1989
664.34%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1986-1989
643.28%
Altria (MO)
1986-1989
638.46%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1986-1989
582.81%
Home Depot (HD)
1986-1989
568.66%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1986-1989
522.92%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1986-1989
453.13%
CMS Energy (CMS)
1986-1989
399.82%
Brown-Forman (BF.A)
1986-1989
378.02%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1986-1989
348.18%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1986-1989
347.42%
Nordson (NDSN)
1986-1989
327.09%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1986-1989
306.17%
Danaher (DHR)
1986-1989
287.25%
Sysco (SYY)
1986-1989
272.85%
Fastenal (FAST)
1986-1989
270.83%
Merck (MRK)
1986-1989
269.36%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1986-1989
269.25%
Amgen (AMGN)
1986-1989
266.41%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1986-1989
265.63%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1986-1989
264.54%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.