best performing stocks in last 50 years with market cap above 1 billion

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) has had the highest return between March 12, 1975 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)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
47,849,900%
Altria (MO)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
11,629,900%
Nike (NKE)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
3,371,263.64%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
2,444,605.88%
MDU Resources (MDU)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
2,379,900%
Badger Meter (BMI)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
1,386,410.07%
Walmart (WMT)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
1,197,708.22%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
699,256.62%
Danaher (DHR)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
473,655.76%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
445,808.26%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
282,598.83%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
276,718.18%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
274,006.46%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
271,121.95%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
256,695.69%
Progressive (PGR)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
241,980.42%
Paychex (PAYX)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
240,458.29%
Watsco (WSO.B)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
240,449.19%
Glacier Bancorp (GBCI)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
233,339.15%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
224,697.63%
Apple (AAPL)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
223,648.73%
Home Depot (HD)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
219,304.05%
Aflac (AFL)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
201,168.94%
Fastenal (FAST)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
196,219.8%
Sysco (SYY)
3/12/1975 - 3/12/2025
192,458.14%