best performing stocks in the dow 1981-2023

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1981 and 2023 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 3,175,050%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1981-2023
3,175,050%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1981-2023
685,523.65%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1981-2023
454,608.98%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-2023
204,086.79%
Apple (AAPL)
1981-2023
161,506.63%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1981-2023
159,861.01%
Amazon (AMZN)
1981-2023
124,543.15%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1981-2023
123,347.25%
Amgen (AMGN)
1981-2023
115,512.2%
Walmart (WMT)
1981-2023
111,982.89%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1981-2023
99,116.95%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981-2023
53,985.22%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981-2023
27,335.25%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1981-2023
22,491.94%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1981-2023
20,724.44%
Merck (MRK)
1981-2023
18,599.37%
American Express (AXP)
1981-2023
17,256.11%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1981-2023
12,931.91%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1981-2023
12,762.8%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1981-2023
11,006.36%
Boeing (BA)
1981-2023
9,941.99%
Honeywell International (HON)
1981-2023
8,220.83%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
1981-2023
7,177.16%
Salesforce (CRM)
1981-2023
6,916.98%
Chevron (CVX)
1981-2023
6,030.19%