best performing stocks in the sandp 1983 to 2003

Altria (MO) had the highest return between 1983 and 2003 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 127,980%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Altria (MO)
1983-2003
127,980%
Nike (NKE)
1983-2003
94,743.48%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1983-2003
59,597.96%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1983-2003
45,123.08%
Paychex (PAYX)
1983-2003
31,456.45%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1983-2003
31,237.38%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1983-2003
31,106.28%
Danaher (DHR)
1983-2003
30,575.84%
Best Buy (BBY)
1983-2003
20,908.58%
Oracle (ORCL)
1983-2003
20,812.62%
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
15,993.98%
Home Depot (HD)
1983-2003
13,970.42%
Stryker (SYK)
1983-2003
13,864.43%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1983-2003
13,325.44%
Aflac (AFL)
1983-2003
13,213.59%
Progressive (PGR)
1983-2003
12,974.35%
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%