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

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return between September 1, 1980 and August 31, 1987 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 15,013.2%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
15,013.21%
McDonald’s (MCD)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
11,972.89%
Nike (NKE)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
4,054.29%
Home Depot (HD)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
2,748.81%
Walmart (WMT)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
2,735.21%
Loews (L)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
2,266.87%
Altria (MO)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,814.29%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,691.09%
State Street (STT)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,378.99%
Equifax (EFX)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,316.35%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,299.63%
Aflac (AFL)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,206.83%
Rollins (ROL)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,175.87%
Ford Motor (F)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,032.05%
Progressive (PGR)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
1,023.6%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
883.22%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
799.08%
Sysco (SYY)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
787.93%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
770.01%
Hershey (HSY)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
721.23%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
701.89%
Ball (BALL)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
625.53%
Autodesk (ADSK)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
605.14%
Walt Disney (DIS)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
598.81%
Kellanova (K)
9/1/1980 - 8/31/1987
595.67%