best sandp500 stock returns 5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between May 1, 1982 and August 17, 1986 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 4,867.5%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
4,867.53%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
2,056.46%
McDonald’s (MCD)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
1,878.46%
Loews (L)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
1,407.67%
Aflac (AFL)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
1,007.18%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
728.18%
Rollins (ROL)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
708.47%
Walmart (WMT)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
633.67%
Equifax (EFX)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
601.1%
Home Depot (HD)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
584.43%
Ford Motor (F)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
570.51%
Progressive (PGR)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
555.64%
Altria (MO)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
545.45%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
539.31%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
523.69%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
490.13%
State Street (STT)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
473.94%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
459.44%
Boeing (BA)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
441.93%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
397.97%
Cincinnati Financial (CINF)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
395.86%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
385.64%
Comcast (CMCSA)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
356.46%
Ball (BALL)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
352.61%
Paychex (PAYX)
5/1/1982 - 8/17/1986
345.23%