best performing sandp stocks may 1985 - 2006

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between May 1, 1985 and December 31, 2006 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 311,232.3%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
311,232.26%
Altria (MO)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
174,434.38%
Amgen (AMGN)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
50,338.97%
Microsoft (MSFT)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
38,978.74%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
35,246.72%
Best Buy (BBY)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
35,222.57%
Oracle (ORCL)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
26,993.1%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
26,705.74%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
24,231.7%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
24,114.12%
Paychex (PAYX)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
22,643.68%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
21,920.27%
Hubbell (HUBB)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
21,694.82%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
20,034.74%
Danaher (DHR)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
16,123.97%
Fastenal (FAST)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
14,796.88%
Stryker (SYK)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
14,406.35%
Medtronic (MDT)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
14,246.42%
US Bancorp (USB)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
13,390.25%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
12,574.26%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
12,123.42%
M&T Bank (MTB)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
12,001.08%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
11,856.6%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
11,513.1%
Home Depot (HD)
5/1/1985 - 12/31/2006
11,271.74%