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 2,182.2%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
2,182.19%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
2,019.61%
Loews (L)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
846.31%
Home Depot (HD)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
694.01%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
682.76%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
548.78%
State Street (STT)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
453.45%
Equifax (EFX)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
403.71%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
395.77%
Aflac (AFL)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
385.41%
Ball (BALL)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
359.39%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
260.58%
PulteGroup (PHM)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
253.52%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
249.38%
Ford Motor (F)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
243.86%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
239.7%
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
223.26%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
219.37%
Clorox (CLX)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
204.91%
Dominion Energy (D)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
196.47%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
190.13%
Edison International (EIX)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
186.42%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
181%
US Bancorp (USB)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
178.1%
PG&E (PCG)
5/1/1981 - 8/17/1985
175.35%