best sandp500 stock returns 5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between May 1, 1981 and August 17, 1985 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 2,183.2%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
2,183.21%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
2,003.85%
Loews (L)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
846.45%
Home Depot (HD)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
694.64%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
682.99%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
549.8%
State Street (STT)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
453.32%
Walmart (WMT)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
436.7%
Equifax (EFX)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
403.7%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
395.8%
Aflac (AFL)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
386.04%
Ball (BALL)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
359.29%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
260.31%
Altria (MO)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
255.56%
PulteGroup (PHM)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
253.53%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
249.43%
Ford Motor (F)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
243.86%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
239.72%
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
223.26%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
219.45%
Clorox (CLX)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
208.56%
Progressive (PGR)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
205.7%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
200.03%
Dominion Energy (D)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
196.51%
Edison International (EIX)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
186.42%