best performing stocks from 1985 to 1996

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) had the highest return between 1985 and 1996 by a US stock, returning 1,189,300%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1985-1996
1,189,300%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1985-1996
228,981.82%
Nike (NKE)
1985-1996
218,800%
US Bancorp (USB)
1985-1996
106,191.43%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1985-1996
47,118.75%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1985-1996
13,826.07%
Amgen (AMGN)
1985-1996
13,624.31%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1985-1996
11,561.95%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1985-1996
10,477.69%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1985-1996
10,464.69%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1985-1996
9,361.49%
Altria (MO)
1985-1996
9,223.33%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1985-1996
9,051.76%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
1985-1996
8,472.17%
Oracle (ORCL)
1985-1996
7,020.53%
Paychex (PAYX)
1985-1996
6,793.35%
AutoNation (AN)
1985-1996
6,515.54%
Natures Sunshine Products (NATR)
1985-1996
5,985.14%
National HealthCare (NHC)
1985-1996
5,981.49%
Accelerate Diagnostics (AXDX)
1985-1996
5,334.14%
Gap (GAP)
1985-1996
5,194.13%
Widepoint C (WYY)
1985-1996
4,662.94%
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
1985-1996
4,609.77%
Medtronic (MDT)
1985-1996
4,496.68%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1985-1996
4,495.04%