best performing stocks 1980s

MDU Resources (MDU) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock, returning 37,557.1%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
MDU Resources (MDU)
1980s
37,557.14%
Nike (NKE)
1980s
24,309.09%
US Bancorp (USB)
1980s
23,511.76%
Gap (GAP)
1980s
5,288.65%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980s
4,490.91%
Walmart (WMT)
1980s
4,486.69%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1980s
4,027.52%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1980s
3,928.42%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980s
2,891.38%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980s
2,444.33%
HF Sinclair (DINO)
1980s
2,363.83%
Sysco (SYY)
1980s
2,175.22%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980s
2,139.09%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)
1980s
1,953.52%
RCM Technologies (RCMT)
1980s
1,739.67%
Graham (GHC)
1980s
1,640.15%
Bridgford Foods (BRID)
1980s
1,575.02%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1980s
1,416.33%
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)
1980s
1,403.99%
CVB Financial (CVBF)
1980s
1,383.16%
Altria (MO)
1980s
1,311.36%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980s
1,260.32%
Matson (MATX)
1980s
1,245.21%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
1980s
1,141.52%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1980s
1,141.03%