best performing stocks in last 60 years with market cap above 10 billion

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) has had the highest return between March 9, 1965 and March 9, 2025 by a US stock with a market cap of $10B+, returning 50,605,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
50,605,900%
Altria (MO)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
11,557,900%
Nike (NKE)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
3,572,172.73%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
2,630,488.24%
Walmart (WMT)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
797,465.22%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
722,896.32%
Danaher (DHR)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
488,540.55%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
450,978.61%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
294,880.99%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
292,859.58%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
287,627.27%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
280,922.44%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
256,072.76%
Paychex (PAYX)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
251,919.7%
Progressive (PGR)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
244,497.9%
Apple (AAPL)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
242,118.84%
Watsco (WSO.B)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
239,556.16%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
232,709.48%
Home Depot (HD)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
224,453.04%
Aflac (AFL)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
205,221.97%
Fastenal (FAST)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
202,894.92%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
178,201.59%
Amazon (AMZN)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
163,353.65%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
157,962.08%
Stryker (SYK)
3/9/1965 - 3/9/2025
154,401.02%