what were the best-performing stocks in the sandp 500 from january 1982 to january 1986

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between January 1, 1982 and January 31, 1986 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 3,523.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
3,523.73%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
1,747.35%
Loews (L)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
1,129.16%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
1,074.73%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
851.52%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
629.72%
Equifax (EFX)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
619.95%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
588.48%
Ford Motor (F)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
525.57%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
515.84%
State Street (STT)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
480.89%
Home Depot (HD)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
447.86%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
326.63%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
313.25%
Progressive (PGR)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
308.79%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
302.4%
Cincinnati Financial (CINF)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
301.79%
Clorox (CLX)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
298.78%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
291.95%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
282.07%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
279.83%
Boeing (BA)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
273.25%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
267.83%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
262.53%
Dominion Energy (D)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1986
252.96%