sandp500 stocks 1979-1985

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1979 and 1985 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 9,039%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1979-1985
9,039.01%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1979-1985
3,362.96%
Walmart (WMT)
1979-1985
2,271.08%
Loews (L)
1979-1985
1,483.18%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1979-1985
1,394.56%
State Street (STT)
1979-1985
1,293.35%
Progressive (PGR)
1979-1985
992.77%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1979-1985
962.5%
Altria (MO)
1979-1985
875%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1979-1985
831.13%
Home Depot (HD)
1979-1985
813.1%
Equifax (EFX)
1979-1985
804.46%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979-1985
675.49%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1979-1985
665%
Comcast (CMCSA)
1979-1985
654.95%
Sysco (SYY)
1979-1985
639.33%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1979-1985
557.15%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1979-1985
543.35%
Aflac (AFL)
1979-1985
496.18%
Rollins (ROL)
1979-1985
483.59%
Target (TGT)
1979-1985
463.17%
Teradyne (TER)
1979-1985
460.54%
Western Digital (WDC)
1979-1985
460%
Ball (BALL)
1979-1985
455.52%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979-1985
452.51%