best large cap stocks last 42 years

Nike (NKE) has had the highest return between December 21, 1982 and December 21, 2024 by a large-cap US stock, returning 3,497,172.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
3,497,172.73%
US Bancorp (USB)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
2,818,723.53%
Natwest (NWG)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
1,674,900%
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
802,473.53%
Danaher (DHR)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
664,289.53%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
455,391.8%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
335,810.22%
Oracle (ORCL)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
321,225.76%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
291,405.87%
Apple (AAPL)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
246,498.84%
Home Depot (HD)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
233,451.46%
Paychex (PAYX)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
226,794.31%
AAON (AAON)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
205,073.55%
Progressive (PGR)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
204,827.41%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
191,921.69%
Fastenal (FAST)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
186,950%
Amazon (AMZN)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
184,411.89%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
170,564.38%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
168,045.8%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
153,607.11%
Stryker (SYK)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
146,975.43%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
145,077.9%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
129,515.38%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
125,738.46%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
12/21/1982 - 12/21/2024
125,577.66%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.