best performing stocks between 1985 and 2025 over 1 billion market cap

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) has had the highest return between 1985 and 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $1B+, returning 48,085,900%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1985-2025
48,085,900%
Nike (NKE)
1985-2025
2,947,900%
Altria (MO)
1985-2025
1,963,233.33%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1985-2025
1,240,521.12%
US Bancorp (USB)
1985-2025
1,205,042.86%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1985-2025
1,056,150%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1985-2025
714,422.06%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1985-2025
515,949.64%
Amgen (AMGN)
1985-2025
458,901.45%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1985-2025
298,536.36%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1985-2025
297,979.8%
Oracle (ORCL)
1985-2025
292,694.68%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1985-2025
260,225.95%
Danaher (DHR)
1985-2025
258,223.21%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1985-2025
238,728.67%
Progressive (PGR)
1985-2025
235,324.41%
Apple (AAPL)
1985-2025
213,900%
Paychex (PAYX)
1985-2025
209,221.07%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
1985-2025
195,291.3%
Fastenal (FAST)
1985-2025
192,971.07%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
1985-2025
172,093.09%
Home Depot (HD)
1985-2025
164,229.47%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
1985-2025
161,041.8%
Amazon (AMZN)
1985-2025
160,474.24%
HF Sinclair (DINO)
1985-2025
155,620.93%