best large cap stocks last 39 years

Altria (MO) has had the highest return between March 8, 1986 and March 8, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,111,246.2%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Altria (MO)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
1,111,246.15%
Nike (NKE)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
970,146.91%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
722,896.32%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
294,880.99%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
292,859.58%
Apple (AAPL)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
281,158.82%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
280,922.44%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
242,943.48%
Danaher (DHR)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
225,027.39%
Fastenal (FAST)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
202,894.92%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
199,426.85%
Home Depot (HD)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
178,902.38%
Amazon (AMZN)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
163,353.65%
Amgen (AMGN)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
158,136.73%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
149,600.46%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
146,769.05%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
143,763.64%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
124,782.81%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
123,545.77%
Watsco (WSO)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
110,877.93%
Frank's International (FI)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
102,314.28%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
100,080.18%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
94,650%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
90,145.16%
Paychex (PAYX)
3/8/1986 - 3/8/2025
86,270.29%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.