best sandp stock returns 7-1-1985 - 12-31-1986

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between July 1, 1985 and December 31, 1986 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 857.6%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
857.58%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
825.52%
Rollins (ROL)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
308.48%
Best Buy (BBY)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
276.15%
Autodesk (ADSK)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
217.53%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
209.82%
Loews (L)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
189.31%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
177.31%
Amgen (AMGN)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
174.83%
W R Berkley (WRB)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
168.17%
M&T Bank (MTB)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
145.8%
Medtronic (MDT)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
139.6%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
136.12%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
129.57%
Paychex (PAYX)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
128.68%
Merck (MRK)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
128.52%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
125.03%
Apple (AAPL)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
123.51%
Altria (MO)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
117.14%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
116.26%
JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
107.45%
Progressive (PGR)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
105.54%
Ford Motor (F)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
101.06%
Sysco (SYY)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
98.63%
Ecolab (ECL)
7/1/1985 - 12/31/1986
95.8%