best performing stocks in last 42 years with market cap above 50 billion

Nike (NKE) has had the highest return between November 26, 1982 and November 26, 2024 by a US stock with a market cap of $50B+, returning 3,602,627.3%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
3,602,627.27%
US Bancorp (USB)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
3,154,605.88%
Danaher (DHR)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
833,864.91%
Microsoft (MSFT)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
769,734.56%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
551,155.69%
Oracle (ORCL)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
355,941.67%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
339,102%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
338,055.15%
Home Depot (HD)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
253,550.89%
Paychex (PAYX)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
236,095.12%
Apple (AAPL)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
229,554.83%
Progressive (PGR)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
226,953.8%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
192,539.57%
Amazon (AMZN)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
165,158.41%
Stryker (SYK)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
155,168.25%
Cintas (CTAS)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
142,693.37%
Aflac (AFL)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
137,112.12%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
134,169.23%
Amgen (AMGN)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
121,488.09%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
113,737.21%
McDonald’s (MCD)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
110,749.55%
Frank's International (FI)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
104,061.58%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
103,725.94%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
85,957.61%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
11/26/1982 - 11/26/2024
85,114.72%