best large cap stocks aug 31 1983 to july 31 1997

US Bancorp (USB) had the highest return between August 31, 1983 and July 31, 1997 by a large-cap US stock, returning 345,711.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
US Bancorp (USB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
345,711.76%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
275,468.18%
Nike (NKE)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
261,268.18%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
25,337.23%
Microsoft (MSFT)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
19,894.3%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
12,648.28%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
11,344.14%
Paychex (PAYX)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
9,344.07%
Oracle (ORCL)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
9,180.27%
Amgen (AMGN)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
8,326.85%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,878.75%
Danaher (DHR)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,710.15%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
6,363.85%
Home Depot (HD)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,752.41%
Fastenal (FAST)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,395.43%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
5,069.24%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,527.45%
Coca-Cola (KO)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,452.82%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,250.33%
Progressive (PGR)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
4,119.91%
Intel (INTC)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
3,962.71%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
3,665.01%
Medtronic (MDT)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
3,651.95%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
3,588.17%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
8/31/1983 - 7/31/1997
3,527.04%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.