Home Depot (HD) had the highest return between 1978 and 1999 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 239,736.3%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Home Depot (HD) | 1978-1999 | 239,736.31% |
Nike (NKE) | 1978-1999 | 129,362.86% |
McDonald’s (MCD) | 1978-1999 | 107,526.5% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1978-1999 | 101,497.24% |
Altria (MO) | 1978-1999 | 70,900% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 1978-1999 | 69,174.16% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 1978-1999 | 65,873.57% |
Hormel Foods (HRL) | 1978-1999 | 55,709.26% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1978-1999 | 44,184.22% |
Franklin Resources (BEN) | 1978-1999 | 35,653.06% |
Medtronic (MDT) | 1978-1999 | 29,664.34% |
State Street (STT) | 1978-1999 | 24,053.48% |
Paychex (PAYX) | 1978-1999 | 21,503.18% |
Sysco (SYY) | 1978-1999 | 21,076.86% |
Comcast (CMCSA) | 1978-1999 | 19,260.6% |
Stryker (SYK) | 1978-1999 | 18,075.76% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 1978-1999 | 17,721.16% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 1978-1999 | 17,372.6% |
Qualcomm (QCOM) | 1978-1999 | 17,235.52% |
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) | 1978-1999 | 16,056.65% |
Johnson Controls International (JCI) | 1978-1999 | 15,791.59% |
Church & Dwight (CHD) | 1978-1999 | 14,677.78% |
Bank of New York Mellon (BK) | 1978-1999 | 13,604.32% |
Aflac (AFL) | 1978-1999 | 13,413.38% |
US Bancorp (USB) | 1978-1999 | 13,309.6% |
