best performing large cap stocks from 1981 to 2000

Aegon NV ADR (AEG) had the highest return between 1981 and 2000 by a large-cap US stock, returning 640,840.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1981-2000
640,840.91%
US Bancorp (USB)
1981-2000
612,858.82%
Nike (NKE)
1981-2000
237,313.64%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1981-2000
49,367.25%
Oracle (ORCL)
1981-2000
44,456.63%
Paychex (PAYX)
1981-2000
39,229.11%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1981-2000
34,085.5%
Walmart (WMT)
1981-2000
24,868.85%
Aflac (AFL)
1981-2000
24,591.52%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1981-2000
24,437.5%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1981-2000
23,431.08%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1981-2000
18,749.02%
Amgen (AMGN)
1981-2000
18,496.11%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1981-2000
17,012.39%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1981-2000
16,411.63%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-2000
16,176.98%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1981-2000
15,510.16%
SEI Investments (SEIC)
1981-2000
15,112.41%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1981-2000
13,226.15%
Danaher (DHR)
1981-2000
12,219.86%
Medtronic (MDT)
1981-2000
11,242.57%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1981-2000
11,009.84%
Sysco (SYY)
1981-2000
10,702.87%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1981-2000
10,646.69%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1981-2000
8,588.92%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.