best performing stocks in the sandp 1985

Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return in 1985 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,776.8%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1985
1,776.77%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1985
407.71%
US Bancorp (USB)
1985
391.43%
Loews (L)
1985
273.7%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1985
214.38%
Amgen (AMGN)
1985
184.2%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1985
160.21%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
1985
147.09%
W R Berkley (WRB)
1985
137.87%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1985
133.71%
Progressive (PGR)
1985
119.89%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1985
118.62%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1985
116.37%
Best Buy (BBY)
1985
112.88%
Valero Energy (VLO)
1985
111.53%
Paychex (PAYX)
1985
111.06%
Vulcan Materials (VMC)
1985
107.78%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1985
107.02%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1985
106.19%
Smith AO (AOS)
1985
105.42%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
1985
96.67%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1985
90.73%
Aflac (AFL)
1985
81.77%
State Street (STT)
1985
80.34%
FedEx (FDX)
1985
79.63%