best performing stocks 1952 to 2002

US Bancorp (USB) had the highest return between 1952 and 2002 by a US stock, returning 595,517.6%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
US Bancorp (USB)
1952-2002
595,517.65%
United Community Banks (UCB)
1952-2002
441,958.54%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1952-2002
244,471.43%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1952-2002
212,068.18%
Nike (NKE)
1952-2002
195,368.18%
Walmart (WMT)
1952-2002
96,543.86%
Altria (MO)
1952-2002
71,859.35%
Gap (GAP)
1952-2002
48,668.11%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1952-2002
36,288.7%
Merck (MRK)
1952-2002
29,557.12%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1952-2002
29,147.06%
Sysco (SYY)
1952-2002
28,881.59%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1952-2002
24,986.21%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1952-2002
24,418.51%
Paychex (PAYX)
1952-2002
23,030.41%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
1952-2002
22,399.51%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1952-2002
21,035.46%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1952-2002
20,919.48%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1952-2002
20,649.01%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1952-2002
19,953.69%
Aflac (AFL)
1952-2002
17,541.81%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1952-2002
16,858.59%
Oracle (ORCL)
1952-2002
16,477.76%
Medtronic (MDT)
1952-2002
15,877.9%
Danaher (DHR)
1952-2002
15,039.63%