best performing stocks in the sandp 1980 to 1996

Nike (NKE) had the highest return between 1980 and 1996 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 249,909.1%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
1980-1996
249,909.09%
US Bancorp (USB)
1980-1996
221,029.41%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1980-1996
11,585.29%
Walmart (WMT)
1980-1996
9,582.26%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1980-1996
9,042.64%
Paychex (PAYX)
1980-1996
7,876.75%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980-1996
7,684.63%
Oracle (ORCL)
1980-1996
7,012.12%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1980-1996
6,283.1%
Aflac (AFL)
1980-1996
5,890.4%
Sysco (SYY)
1980-1996
5,003.06%
Altria (MO)
1980-1996
4,958.42%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1980-1996
4,585.31%
Fastenal (FAST)
1980-1996
4,389.25%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1980-1996
4,194.46%
Danaher (DHR)
1980-1996
4,192.58%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1980-1996
3,965.57%
Medtronic (MDT)
1980-1996
3,891.05%
Amgen (AMGN)
1980-1996
3,853.72%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-1996
3,817.25%
PTC (PTC)
1980-1996
3,422.89%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980-1996
3,058.81%
Merck (MRK)
1980-1996
3,031.82%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1980-1996
2,849.22%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1980-1996
2,805.21%