what were the best-performing stocks in the sandp 500 from september 1979 to august 1987

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between September 1, 1979 and August 31, 1987 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 16,625.4%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
16,625.37%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
14,733.33%
Nike (NKE)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
4,054.29%
Walmart (WMT)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
3,909.96%
Altria (MO)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
3,250%
Loews (L)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
2,922.22%
Home Depot (HD)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
2,748.81%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
2,463.95%
State Street (STT)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
2,184.99%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,948.15%
Progressive (PGR)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,677.51%
Equifax (EFX)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,617.01%
Rollins (ROL)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,575.19%
Sysco (SYY)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,251.57%
Comcast (CMCSA)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,242.23%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,214.67%
Stryker (SYK)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,038.08%
Aflac (AFL)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
1,034.42%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
937.29%
Hershey (HSY)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
924.09%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
918.65%
Western Digital (WDC)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
860.86%
Walt Disney (DIS)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
771.3%
PulteGroup (PHM)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
765.33%
PPG Industries (PPG)
9/1/1979 - 8/31/1987
750.96%