best performing stocks in the sandp 1980 to 2021

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) had the highest return between 1980 and 2021 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 51,996,060%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1980-2021
51,996,060%
Altria (MO)
1980-2021
7,391,740%
Nike (NKE)
1980-2021
7,237,409.09%
US Bancorp (USB)
1980-2021
2,871,282.35%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1980-2021
601,300.74%
Danaher (DHR)
1980-2021
535,255.76%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1980-2021
439,245.41%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1980-2021
369,561.02%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-2021
229,068.69%
Paychex (PAYX)
1980-2021
204,318.39%
Walmart (WMT)
1980-2021
186,261.29%
Apple (AAPL)
1980-2021
176,714.89%
Oracle (ORCL)
1980-2021
158,076.05%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1980-2021
156,586.35%
Fastenal (FAST)
1980-2021
149,410.41%
Amazon (AMZN)
1980-2021
136,665.38%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1980-2021
133,857.64%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1980-2021
117,813.03%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1980-2021
111,900%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1980-2021
110,318.31%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1980-2021
107,050.79%
Stryker (SYK)
1980-2021
105,352.67%
Rockwell Automation (ROK)
1980-2021
102,976.12%
Aflac (AFL)
1980-2021
102,422.16%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1980-2021
102,353.9%