best performing large cap stocks from 1981 to 1995

Aegon NV ADR (AEG) had the highest return between 1981 and 1995 by a large-cap US stock, returning 157,154.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1981-1995
157,154.55%
Nike (NKE)
1981-1995
144,636.36%
US Bancorp (USB)
1981-1995
132,282.35%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1981-1995
10,321.38%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1981-1995
7,365.12%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1981-1995
6,105.15%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1981-1995
5,805.65%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1981-1995
5,593.61%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1981-1995
5,261.63%
Paychex (PAYX)
1981-1995
5,025.37%
Walmart (WMT)
1981-1995
4,974.07%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1981-1995
4,764.6%
Oracle (ORCL)
1981-1995
4,712.31%
Aflac (AFL)
1981-1995
4,662.95%
Amgen (AMGN)
1981-1995
4,217.29%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
1981-1995
4,200.02%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981-1995
4,194.2%
Fastenal (FAST)
1981-1995
4,043.5%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-1995
3,615.47%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1981-1995
3,359.12%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1981-1995
3,243.11%
Altria (MO)
1981-1995
2,971.17%
Danaher (DHR)
1981-1995
2,737.18%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1981-1995
2,670.23%
Sysco (SYY)
1981-1995
2,620.99%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.