best performing large cap stocks 1980s

Nike (NKE) had the highest return in the 1980s by a large-cap US stock, returning 24,309.1%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1980s
24,309.09%
US Bancorp (USB)
1980s
23,511.76%
Altria (MO)
1980s
5,960%
Walmart (WMT)
1980s
4,486.69%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980s
2,891.38%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980s
2,444.33%
Sysco (SYY)
1980s
2,175.22%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980s
2,138.88%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1980s
1,415.84%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980s
1,260.32%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
1980s
1,141.52%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1980s
1,141.03%
Loews (L)
1980s
1,132.28%
Aflac (AFL)
1980s
1,115.91%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980s
1,031.13%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1980s
1,000.84%
Brown-Forman (BF.A)
1980s
992.95%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1980s
984%
Sony (SONY)
1980s
973.89%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1980s
952.56%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1980s
882.76%
Ford Motor (F)
1980s
868.51%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1980s
864.85%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1980s
846.56%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1980s
829.02%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.