best performing stocks in last 44 years with market cap above 2 billion

Nike (NKE) has had the highest return between December 27, 1980 and December 27, 2024 by a US stock with a market cap of $2B+, returning 3,497,172.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
3,497,172.73%
US Bancorp (USB)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
2,882,841.18%
MDU Resources (MDU)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
2,618,471.43%
Natwest (NWG)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
1,709,900%
Badger Meter (BMI)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
1,476,074.5%
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
805,249.26%
Danaher (DHR)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
515,000.22%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
465,428.23%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
348,852.62%
Oracle (ORCL)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
325,051.52%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
293,355.02%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
266,718.18%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
250,537.25%
Aflac (AFL)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
246,709.52%
Home Depot (HD)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
234,962.46%
Paychex (PAYX)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
231,834.96%
Walmart (WMT)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
209,358.24%
Apple (AAPL)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
209,124.56%
Progressive (PGR)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
208,110.62%
AAON (AAON)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
202,676.86%
Watsco (WSO.B)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
189,347.59%
Amazon (AMZN)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
186,159.23%
Fastenal (FAST)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
185,950%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
169,060.06%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
12/27/1980 - 12/27/2024
168,257%