Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1986 and 1990 by a US stock, returning 18,453.5%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Nike (NKE)	1986-1990	18,453.49%
Polaris Industries (PII)	1986-1990	10,217.54%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)	1986-1990	6,097.87%
Bridgford Foods (BRID)	1986-1990	1,511.38%
ClearOne (CLRO)	1986-1990	1,400%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)	1986-1990	1,266.67%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)	1986-1990	1,133.4%
Badger Meter (BMI)	1986-1990	1,021.3%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)	1986-1990	1,005.54%
Microsoft (MSFT)	1986-1990	975%
Home Depot (HD)	1986-1990	962.09%
Altria (MO)	1986-1990	960.53%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)	1986-1990	905.35%
Amgen (AMGN)	1986-1990	876.29%
Arts-Way Manufacturing (ARTW)	1986-1990	701.8%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)	1986-1990	695.08%
Jacobs Solutions (J)	1986-1990	600.96%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)	1986-1990	600%
Natures Sunshine Products (NATR)	1986-1990	590.06%
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL)	1986-1990	576.32%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)	1986-1990	567.52%
MDU Resources (MDU)	1986-1990	540.92%
Hormel Foods (HRL)	1986-1990	537.38%
HF Sinclair (DINO)	1986-1990	530.91%
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)	1986-1990	513.82%