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

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between January 1, 1983 and January 31, 1986 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 2,249.5%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
2,249.45%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
2,051.7%
Loews (L)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
663.52%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
583.61%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
452.8%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
384.27%
Rollins (ROL)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
305.28%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
279.83%
Progressive (PGR)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
258.91%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
250.66%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
238.57%
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
233.04%
Cincinnati Financial (CINF)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
231.67%
State Street (STT)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
228.99%
Equifax (EFX)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
209.52%
Danaher (DHR)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
204.7%
Comcast (CMCSA)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
197.24%
Regions Financial (RF)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
194.35%
Smith AO (AOS)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
191.44%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
190.08%
Dominion Energy (D)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
188.51%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
186.67%
Kellanova (K)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
185.04%
Ford Motor (F)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
177.14%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1986
175.8%