best performing stocks in last 38 years with market cap above 50 billion

Microsoft (MSFT) has had the highest return between January 6, 1987 and January 6, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $50B+, returning 392,254%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Microsoft (MSFT)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
392,254.03%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
360,174.31%
Oracle (ORCL)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
295,843.06%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
236,851.5%
Nike (NKE)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
230,434.59%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
183,813.04%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
182,013.34%
Apple (AAPL)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
164,110.53%
Home Depot (HD)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
161,385.48%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
141,616.67%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
140,839.44%
US Bancorp (USB)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
137,533.8%
Danaher (DHR)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
136,434.88%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
114,860.94%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
96,918.52%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
89,889.73%
Frank's International (FI)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
85,908.25%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
85,058.73%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
81,953.39%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
76,089.03%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
70,875.9%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
68,461.68%
Stryker (SYK)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
65,846.73%
Amphenol (APH)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
55,315.02%
Progressive (PGR)
1/6/1987 - 1/6/2025
54,245.97%