best performing stocks in the sandp 1979-1989

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1979 and 1989 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 15,037.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1979-1989
15,037.5%
Altria (MO)
1979-1989
7,225%
Walmart (WMT)
1979-1989
6,717.47%
Home Depot (HD)
1979-1989
5,936.26%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1979-1989
3,819.35%
Sysco (SYY)
1979-1989
2,657.73%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1979-1989
2,449.45%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1979-1989
1,570.94%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1979-1989
1,162.08%
Loews (L)
1979-1989
1,132.28%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1979-1989
1,131.01%
Aflac (AFL)
1979-1989
1,113.69%
Hershey (HSY)
1979-1989
1,088.17%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1979-1989
1,031.25%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1979-1989
952.65%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
1979-1989
924.43%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1979-1989
919.34%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1979-1989
890.58%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1979-1989
864.91%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1979-1989
844.97%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979-1989
844.76%
General Mills (GIS)
1979-1989
838.45%
Merck (MRK)
1979-1989
837.81%
Oracle (ORCL)
1979-1989
812.2%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1979-1989
795.17%