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

Nike (NKE) has had the highest return between January 9, 1985 and January 9, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $40B+, returning 2,545,971.4%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
2,545,971.43%
US Bancorp (USB)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
1,426,958.82%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
780,341.18%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
446,300%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
379,512.07%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
349,301.5%
Oracle (ORCL)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
308,877.27%
Danaher (DHR)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
279,020.75%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
273,420.21%
Apple (AAPL)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
245,547.77%
Progressive (PGR)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
192,005.68%
Paychex (PAYX)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
190,976.29%
Fastenal (FAST)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
182,250%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
182,123.13%
Home Depot (HD)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
178,168.88%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
160,234.64%
Stryker (SYK)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
136,522.89%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
123,836.32%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
119,004.98%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
115,525%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
98,878.23%
Frank's International (FI)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
96,297.37%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
82,076.59%
Cintas (CTAS)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
81,186.92%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1/9/1985 - 1/9/2025
76,006.19%