best performing stocks in the sandp past 40 years

Nike (NKE) has had the highest return between April 22, 1985 and April 22, 2025 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,810,222.6%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Nike (NKE)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
1,810,222.58%
Altria (MO)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
1,600,733.33%
Microsoft (MSFT)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
660,047.06%
US Bancorp (USB)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
525,038.89%
Amgen (AMGN)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
342,428.16%
Apple (AAPL)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
250,107.25%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
241,570.82%
Oracle (ORCL)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
233,842.86%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
223,641.85%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
221,657.04%
Fastenal (FAST)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
203,681.73%
Danaher (DHR)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
199,640.82%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
181,436.34%
Progressive (PGR)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
168,472.36%
Home Depot (HD)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
157,438.6%
Paychex (PAYX)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
152,001.84%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
148,127.23%
Amazon (AMZN)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
137,160.05%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
116,018.38%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
110,210.16%
Stryker (SYK)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
109,515.88%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
106,717.29%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
103,249.13%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
102,821.96%
Frank's International (FI)
4/22/1985 - 4/22/2025
97,344.81%