best performing stocks in the sandp past 50 years

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) has had the highest return between March 13, 1975 and March 13, 2025 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 47,365,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
47,365,900%
Altria (MO)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
11,561,900%
Nike (NKE)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
3,344,445.45%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
2,451,664.71%
Walmart (WMT)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
1,183,233.33%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
704,440.44%
Danaher (DHR)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
472,158.06%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
441,285.32%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
288,528.43%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
286,763.12%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
285,819.17%
Progressive (PGR)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
242,513.64%
Paychex (PAYX)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
238,011.66%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
228,169.26%
Apple (AAPL)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
219,737.89%
Home Depot (HD)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
217,259.95%
Aflac (AFL)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
198,176.52%
Fastenal (FAST)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
192,768.02%
Sysco (SYY)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
190,184.24%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
172,963.49%
Amazon (AMZN)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
163,058.33%
Stryker (SYK)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
148,103.67%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
147,422.01%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
147,108.93%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
3/13/1975 - 3/13/2025
145,100.78%