best performing large-cap stocks in last 50 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between October 13, 1975 and October 13, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 122,549,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
122,549,900%
Altria (MO)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
16,237,400%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
10,652,757.14%
Ferguson (FERG)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
8,103,348.28%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
4,311,664.71%
Home Depot (HD)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
2,258,054.76%
Nike (NKE)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
1,925,042.86%
McDonald’s (MCD)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
1,500,450%
Natwest (NWG)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
1,454,900%
Walmart (WMT)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
1,001,076.47%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
950,084.84%
Progressive (PGR)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
948,815.66%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
789,330.38%
Oracle (ORCL)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
607,414.79%
Suncor Energy (SU)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
505,849.37%
Stryker (SYK)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
480,690.51%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
469,525.94%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
436,011.11%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
400,455.56%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
331,777.55%
Danaher (DHR)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
328,124%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
323,233.33%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
320,132.14%
Hubbell (HUBB)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
279,980.27%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
10/13/1975 - 10/13/2025
254,427.59%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.