what were the best-performing stocks in the sandp 500 from january 1983 to january 1986

Franklin Resources (BEN) had the highest return between January 1, 1983 and January 31, 1986 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,074.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
1,074.73%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
452.93%
Loews (L)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
390.27%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
384%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
316.62%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
279.85%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
250.63%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
238.57%
Cincinnati Financial (CINF)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
231.64%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
190.04%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
187.34%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
186.67%
Dominion Energy (D)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
183.59%
Kellanova (K)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
182.43%
Danaher (DHR)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
177.44%
Ford Motor (F)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
177.14%
Progressive (PGR)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
176.69%
Paychex (PAYX)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
171%
Cintas (CTAS)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
167.99%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
166.89%
W R Berkley (WRB)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
159.33%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
156.42%
Western Digital (WDC)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
155.26%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
154.05%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
152.92%