best performing stocks in last 40 years with market cap above 50 billion

Nike (NKE) has had the highest return between April 27, 1985 and April 27, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $50B+, returning 1,858,609.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
1,858,609.68%
Altria (MO)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
1,618,233.33%
Microsoft (MSFT)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
720,212.5%
US Bancorp (USB)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
539,359.46%
Amgen (AMGN)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
321,964.22%
Apple (AAPL)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
278,568.44%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
276,732.92%
Oracle (ORCL)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
263,690.48%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
239,613.17%
Danaher (DHR)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
212,794.17%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
192,024.83%
Home Depot (HD)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
157,771.96%
Amazon (AMZN)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
154,936.92%
Progressive (PGR)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
154,065.21%
Paychex (PAYX)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
151,766.38%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
116,746.57%
Stryker (SYK)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
116,719.2%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
111,314.54%
Netflix (NFLX)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
95,155.1%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
86,725.17%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
86,433.92%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
83,477.32%
Frank's International (FI)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
83,286.57%
Cintas (CTAS)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
67,452.67%
Amphenol (APH)
4/27/1985 - 4/27/2025
60,003.01%