best performing stocks 1972-2000

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between 1972 and 2000 by a US stock, returning 1,441,271.4%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1972-2000
1,441,271.43%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1972-2000
551,770.83%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1972-2000
318,012.5%
Universal Insurance (UVE)
1972-2000
204,400%
Altria (MO)
1972-2000
188,500%
Home Depot (HD)
1972-2000
159,832.74%
Nike (NKE)
1972-2000
146,605.71%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1972-2000
124,242.86%
Walmart (WMT)
1972-2000
99,682.46%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1972-2000
91,594.83%
Inuvo (INUV)
1972-2000
79,761.11%
Gap (GAP)
1972-2000
79,124.73%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1972-2000
52,122.22%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1972-2000
49,373.72%
Oracle (ORCL)
1972-2000
45,828.15%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1972-2000
45,621.52%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1972-2000
42,679.59%
State Street (STT)
1972-2000
41,216.29%
Paychex (PAYX)
1972-2000
39,562.65%
Empire Petroleum (EP)
1972-2000
38,443.53%
Sysco (SYY)
1972-2000
28,274.37%
Stryker (SYK)
1972-2000
26,356.39%
US Bancorp (USB)
1972-2000
24,739.95%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1972-2000
24,410.54%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1972-2000
24,382.76%