what were the best-performing stocks in the sandp 500 from january 1983 to january 1992

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between January 1, 1983 and January 31, 1992 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 21,358%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
21,357.97%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
14,685.71%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
9,104.76%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
4,533.33%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
3,111.92%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
2,731.24%
Home Depot (HD)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
2,486.3%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
2,463.61%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
2,244.26%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
2,054.8%
Rollins (ROL)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,761.67%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,740.71%
Stryker (SYK)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,710.66%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,705.54%
Danaher (DHR)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,658.39%
Loews (L)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,593.73%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,292.98%
Aflac (AFL)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,186.65%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,179.87%
M&T Bank (MTB)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,144.02%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
1,088.39%
Paychex (PAYX)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
998.66%
Cintas (CTAS)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
983.4%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
978.63%
Kellanova (K)
1/1/1983 - 1/31/1992
920.3%