best performing large-cap stocks in 1985

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return in 1985 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,790.4%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1985
1,790.43%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1985
540.91%
Loews (L)
1985
264.82%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1985
253.23%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1985
214.56%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1985
210.19%
Rollins (ROL)
1985
205.24%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1985
200%
Amgen (AMGN)
1985
183.91%
HF Sinclair (DINO)
1985
170.63%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1985
164.57%
Equifax (EFX)
1985
142.75%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1985
140.19%
W R Berkley (WRB)
1985
137.94%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1985
127.16%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
1985
123.31%
Progressive (PGR)
1985
119.97%
Popular (BPOP)
1985
119.41%
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY)
1985
116.35%
Valero Energy (VLO)
1985
115.67%
Best Buy (BBY)
1985
114.64%
Kinross Gold (KGC)
1985
111.11%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
1985
107.77%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1985
106.27%
Paychex (PAYX)
1985
105.66%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.