best performing s and p 500 companies 1962-1998

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1962 and 1998 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 474,604.7%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1962-1998
474,604.65%
Home Depot (HD)
1962-1998
141,838.69%
Altria (MO)
1962-1998
130,725%
Nike (NKE)
1962-1998
105,362.86%
Walmart (WMT)
1962-1998
75,714.91%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1962-1998
44,100%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1962-1998
39,085.03%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1962-1998
37,044.24%
Merck (MRK)
1962-1998
35,830%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1962-1998
35,330.61%
Progressive (PGR)
1962-1998
30,569.88%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1962-1998
29,909.34%
US Bancorp (USB)
1962-1998
29,800.74%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1962-1998
29,707.16%
State Street (STT)
1962-1998
22,896.14%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1962-1998
22,555.4%
Paychex (PAYX)
1962-1998
18,268.68%
HP (HPQ)
1962-1998
15,914.39%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1962-1998
14,450.67%
Stryker (SYK)
1962-1998
14,247.69%
Danaher (DHR)
1962-1998
13,280.64%
Medtronic (MDT)
1962-1998
12,664.7%
Sysco (SYY)
1962-1998
12,606.14%
Aflac (AFL)
1962-1998
12,391.01%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1962-1998
12,236.95%