best sandp500 stock returns 1/1/85 - 7/11/86

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between January 1, 1985 and July 11, 1986 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 3,389.9%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
3,389.9%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
813.99%
Nike (NKE)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
495.83%
Rollins (ROL)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
426.55%
Loews (L)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
380.6%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
378.79%
Best Buy (BBY)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
326.07%
Smith AO (AOS)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
298.06%
Paychex (PAYX)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
287.73%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
280.68%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
280.05%
W R Berkley (WRB)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
270.92%
Equifax (EFX)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
257.26%
Progressive (PGR)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
244.93%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
237.66%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
235.63%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
228.97%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
208.41%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
206.42%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
205.02%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
198.96%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
197.96%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
194.15%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
189.69%
Medtronic (MDT)
1/1/1985 - 7/11/1986
189.13%