best performing stocks in last 40 years with market cap above 1 billion

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) has had the highest return between March 12, 1985 and March 12, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $1B+, returning 47,849,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
47,849,900%
Nike (NKE)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
2,746,937.04%
Altria (MO)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
1,571,521.62%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
1,259,293.94%
Badger Meter (BMI)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
988,368.9%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
699,256.62%
MDU Resources (MDU)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
450,170.27%
Amgen (AMGN)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
399,011.39%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
282,598.83%
Apple (AAPL)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
279,444.3%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
276,718.18%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
274,006.46%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
271,121.95%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
231,017.45%
Danaher (DHR)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
221,462.5%
Fastenal (FAST)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
196,219.8%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
195,946.37%
Progressive (PGR)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
188,937.54%
Amazon (AMZN)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
161,171.53%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
156,910.68%
Home Depot (HD)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
152,917.46%
Paychex (PAYX)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
143,386.78%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
140,517.86%
AAON (AAON)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
136,081.82%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
3/12/1985 - 3/12/2025
121,503.58%