what were the best-performing stocks in the sandp 500 from january 1982 to january 1990

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between January 1, 1982 and January 31, 1990 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 15,652.5%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
15,652.54%
Nike (NKE)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
11,544.19%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
4,412.93%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
4,173.09%
Home Depot (HD)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
3,415.71%
Loews (L)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
2,569.91%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
2,520%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
1,986.06%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
1,565.22%
Ford Motor (F)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
1,473.42%
Equifax (EFX)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
1,305.44%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
1,211.48%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
947.82%
State Street (STT)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
890.86%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
878%
Rollins (ROL)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
810.48%
Comcast (CMCSA)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
791.88%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
788.98%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
779.94%
Oracle (ORCL)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
738.98%
Danaher (DHR)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
721.1%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
715.75%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
710.07%
Sysco (SYY)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
679%
Boeing (BA)
1/1/1982 - 1/31/1990
663.42%