best performing large cap stocks 1974 to 1992

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1974 and 1992 by a large-cap US stock, returning 76,777.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1974-1992
76,777.27%
Walmart (WMT)
1974-1992
68,525%
US Bancorp (USB)
1974-1992
57,488.24%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1974-1992
47,613.64%
Altria (MO)
1974-1992
16,720%
Boeing (BA)
1974-1992
8,830.36%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1974-1992
6,357.45%
Sysco (SYY)
1974-1992
6,260.2%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1974-1992
4,671.25%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1974-1992
3,951.72%
Home Depot (HD)
1974-1992
3,805.42%
General Dynamics (GD)
1974-1992
3,336.19%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1974-1992
3,190.54%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1974-1992
2,912.5%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1974-1992
2,471.48%
Amgen (AMGN)
1974-1992
2,468.31%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
1974-1992
2,393.31%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1974-1992
2,389.84%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1974-1992
2,360.73%
Aflac (AFL)
1974-1992
2,351.89%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1974-1992
2,232.44%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1974-1992
2,178.98%
Kellanova (K)
1974-1992
2,061.68%
Ball (BALL)
1974-1992
1,956.65%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1974-1992
1,854.04%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.