best performing stocks in the sandp 1983 to 2003

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1983 and 2003 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 94,743.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1983-2003
94,743.48%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1983-2003
45,123.08%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1983-2003
32,491.21%
Paychex (PAYX)
1983-2003
31,456.45%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1983-2003
31,239.72%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1983-2003
31,106.28%
Danaher (DHR)
1983-2003
26,735.78%
Best Buy (BBY)
1983-2003
20,908.58%
Oracle (ORCL)
1983-2003
20,807.68%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1983-2003
20,215.27%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1983-2003
20,202.97%
Amgen (AMGN)
1983-2003
17,875.15%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1983-2003
16,372.27%
US Bancorp (USB)
1983-2003
16,005.08%
Home Depot (HD)
1983-2003
13,970.42%
Stryker (SYK)
1983-2003
13,708.61%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1983-2003
13,325.44%
Aflac (AFL)
1983-2003
13,213.59%
Progressive (PGR)
1983-2003
12,964.85%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1983-2003
12,617.34%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1983-2003
12,526.51%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1983-2003
12,233.64%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1983-2003
12,205.84%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1983-2003
10,753.15%
Fastenal (FAST)
1983-2003
9,945.83%