best performing big cap stocks 1975 to 1986

MDU Resources (MDU) had the highest return between 1975 and 1986 by a US stock, returning 22,100%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
MDU Resources (MDU)
1975-1986
22,100%
Walmart (WMT)
1975-1986
17,445.45%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1975-1986
3,485.27%
Gap (GAP)
1975-1986
3,484.86%
Boeing (BA)
1975-1986
3,159.9%
Sysco (SYY)
1975-1986
3,148.37%
Seaboard (SEB)
1975-1986
2,855.66%
New York Times (NYT)
1975-1986
2,685.06%
General Dynamics (GD)
1975-1986
1,965.35%
US Bancorp (USB)
1975-1986
1,876.47%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1975-1986
1,748.39%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1975-1986
1,600.93%
Altria (MO)
1975-1986
1,480%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1975-1986
1,437.76%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1975-1986
1,384.15%
Nike (NKE)
1975-1986
1,354.55%
Avnet (AVT)
1975-1986
1,336.95%
Kroger (KR)
1975-1986
1,321.69%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1975-1986
1,246.57%
Ball (BALL)
1975-1986
1,127.54%
Matson (MATX)
1975-1986
1,032.05%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1975-1986
935.96%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1975-1986
874.6%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1975-1986
872.41%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1975-1986
861.43%