best performing large cap stocks from 1981 to 2024

Nike (NKE) has had the highest return between 1981 and 2024 by a large-cap US stock, returning 3,545,354.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1981-2024
3,545,354.55%
US Bancorp (USB)
1981-2024
2,939,900%
Natwest (NWG)
1981-2024
1,704,900%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1981-2024
835,304.41%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1981-2024
442,085.79%
Danaher (DHR)
1981-2024
421,434.3%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1981-2024
325,062.09%
Oracle (ORCL)
1981-2024
321,320.45%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1981-2024
296,660.1%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1981-2024
264,900%
Home Depot (HD)
1981-2024
242,892.27%
Aflac (AFL)
1981-2024
229,252.68%
Paychex (PAYX)
1981-2024
227,997.56%
Apple (AAPL)
1981-2024
213,626.81%
AAON (AAON)
1981-2024
212,577.69%
Progressive (PGR)
1981-2024
211,283.43%
Walmart (WMT)
1981-2024
207,786.71%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1981-2024
203,875.6%
Fastenal (FAST)
1981-2024
194,000%
Amazon (AMZN)
1981-2024
189,522.64%
Watsco (WSO.B)
1981-2024
189,347.59%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
1981-2024
174,416.81%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1981-2024
167,570.36%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
1981-2024
165,766.11%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1981-2024
158,997.67%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.