what were the best-performing stocks in the sandp 500 from january 1980 to september 1987

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between January 1, 1980 and September 30, 1987 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 18,272.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
18,272.83%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
14,125.93%
Nike (NKE)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
4,522.86%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
3,726.42%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
3,400%
Loews (L)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
3,291.68%
Home Depot (HD)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
2,407.14%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
2,177.55%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
2,088.89%
State Street (STT)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
1,981.03%
Progressive (PGR)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
1,710.44%
Equifax (EFX)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
1,638.68%
Rollins (ROL)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
1,496.95%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
1,270.44%
Sysco (SYY)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
1,233.96%
Comcast (CMCSA)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
1,189.75%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
985.66%
Stryker (SYK)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
978.79%
Hershey (HSY)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
967.11%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
937.29%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
878.28%
Ford Motor (F)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
861.84%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
794.35%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
716.04%
Ball (BALL)
1/1/1980 - 9/30/1987
698.44%