best performing stocks 1983-88

Caledonia Mining (CMCL) had the highest return between 1983 and 1988 by a US stock, returning 929,167.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Caledonia Mining (CMCL)
1983-1988
929,167.31%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1983-1988
35,040%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1983-1988
7,109.89%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1983-1988
3,306.12%
BHP (BHP)
1983-1988
2,681.9%
Nike (NKE)
1983-1988
2,565.22%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1983-1988
2,317.69%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1983-1988
2,279.1%
RCM Technologies (RCMT)
1983-1988
1,318.89%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1983-1988
1,274.14%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1983-1988
1,137.5%
Loews (L)
1983-1988
1,106.57%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)
1983-1988
1,100.13%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1983-1988
1,054.29%
Danaher (DHR)
1983-1988
1,029.19%
Bridgford Foods (BRID)
1983-1988
1,018.98%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1983-1988
1,000.98%
Gap (GAP)
1983-1988
962.38%
Rollins (ROL)
1983-1988
952.78%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1983-1988
928.71%
Altria (MO)
1983-1988
913.33%
HF Sinclair (DINO)
1983-1988
912.29%
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC)
1983-1988
835.66%
Matson (MATX)
1983-1988
822.36%
Escalade (ESCA)
1983-1988
801.17%