best performing stocks in 1980s

MDU Resources (MDU) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock, returning 37,157.1%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
MDU Resources (MDU)
1980s
37,157.14%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980s
24,561.58%
Nike (NKE)
1980s
23,959.09%
US Bancorp (USB)
1980s
23,747.06%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1980s
10,396.91%
Gap (GAP)
1980s
5,296.83%
Ford Motor (F)
1980s
5,207.83%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1980s
4,500%
Walmart (WMT)
1980s
4,497.98%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1980s
4,006.67%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1980s
2,891.38%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1980s
2,138.47%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)
1980s
1,953.5%
Sysco (SYY)
1980s
1,788.1%
Unifi (UFI)
1980s
1,759.08%
RCM Technologies (RCMT)
1980s
1,739.67%
HF Sinclair (DINO)
1980s
1,701.2%
Graham (GHC)
1980s
1,640.15%
Bridgford Foods (BRID)
1980s
1,575.02%
CVB Financial (CVBF)
1980s
1,540.92%
Amtech Systems (ASYS)
1980s
1,367.97%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980s
1,355.34%
Altria (MO)
1980s
1,311.19%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980s
1,260.09%
Matson (MATX)
1980s
1,245.5%