best performing small cap stocks 1987-1991

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) had the highest return between 1987 and 1991 by a small-cap US stock, returning 1,163.4%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL)
1987-1991
1,163.45%
BioLife Solutions (BLFS)
1987-1991
756.72%
Quanex Building Products (NX)
1987-1991
676.22%
World Kinect (WKC)
1987-1991
661.81%
Lindsay (LNN)
1987-1991
535.61%
ODP (ODP)
1987-1991
494.12%
National HealthCare (NHC)
1987-1991
490.49%
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB)
1987-1991
480.03%
Digi International (DGII)
1987-1991
405.75%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1987-1991
400%
CONMED (CNMD)
1987-1991
338.71%
Crawford (CRD.B)
1987-1991
271.3%
Heartland Express (HTLD)
1987-1991
253.57%
RPC (RES)
1987-1991
240.05%
Graham (GHM)
1987-1991
237.28%
Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX)
1987-1991
225.93%
Myers Industries (MYE)
1987-1991
216.89%
TrustCo Bank (TRST)
1987-1991
216.66%
Matrix Service (MTRX)
1987-1991
213.85%
Universal (UVV)
1987-1991
210.86%
Vera Therapeutics (VERA)
1987-1991
204.74%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1987-1991
200.33%
Ennis (EBF)
1987-1991
195.07%
J & J Snack Foods (JJSF)
1987-1991
185%
MBIA (MBI)
1987-1991
178.14%
Small-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $300M and $2B.