best large cap stocks 1970 to 1992

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1970 and 1992 by a large-cap US stock, returning 77,163.6%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1970-1992
77,163.64%
US Bancorp (USB)
1970-1992
57,488.24%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1970-1992
47,190.91%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1992
28,722.81%
Altria (MO)
1970-1992
14,128.82%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1970-1992
6,357.45%
Sysco (SYY)
1970-1992
5,472.21%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1970-1992
4,675.62%
Boeing (BA)
1970-1992
4,151.14%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1970-1992
3,951.72%
Home Depot (HD)
1970-1992
3,798.57%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1970-1992
3,045.1%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1970-1992
2,918.57%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1992
2,550.25%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1970-1992
2,471.09%
Amgen (AMGN)
1970-1992
2,467.79%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
1970-1992
2,393.32%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1970-1992
2,392.71%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1970-1992
2,360.52%
Aflac (AFL)
1970-1992
2,351.79%
General Dynamics (GD)
1970-1992
2,346.01%
Merck (MRK)
1970-1992
2,304.01%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1970-1992
2,202.56%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1970-1992
2,178.98%
Kellanova (K)
1970-1992
2,176.51%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.