best performing large stocks march 1968 to 1995

Aegon NV ADR (AEG) had the highest return between March 1, 1968 and December 31, 1995 by a large-cap US stock, returning 157,154.5%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
157,154.55%
Nike (NKE)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
144,636.36%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
132,282.35%
Altria (MO)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
30,084.34%
Walmart (WMT)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
20,329.82%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
10,968.97%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
10,321.38%
Walt Disney (DIS)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
9,126.54%
Sysco (SYY)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
7,053.95%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
6,926.13%
Coca-Cola (KO)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
6,259.84%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
6,115.22%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
6,105.15%
HP (HPQ)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
5,827.93%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
5,805.65%
Merck (MRK)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
5,728.54%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
5,593.61%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
5,261.63%
Paychex (PAYX)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
5,025.37%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
4,764.6%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
4,712.31%
Medtronic (MDT)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
4,629.6%
Amgen (AMGN)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
4,217.29%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
4,200.02%
Fastenal (FAST)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1995
4,043.5%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.