best performing stocks in the sandp past 62 years

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) has had the highest return between March 12, 1963 and March 12, 2025 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 47,849,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
47,849,900%
Altria (MO)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
11,629,900%
Nike (NKE)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
3,371,263.64%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
2,444,605.88%
Walmart (WMT)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
760,247.83%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
699,256.62%
Danaher (DHR)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
473,655.76%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
445,808.26%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
282,598.83%
Oracle (ORCL)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
274,006.46%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
271,121.95%
Progressive (PGR)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
241,980.42%
Paychex (PAYX)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
240,458.29%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
224,697.63%
Apple (AAPL)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
223,648.73%
Home Depot (HD)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
219,304.05%
Aflac (AFL)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
201,168.94%
Fastenal (FAST)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
196,219.8%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
177,979.37%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
174,857.81%
Walt Disney (DIS)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
168,693.1%
Amazon (AMZN)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
161,171.53%
General Dynamics (GD)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
151,955.27%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
149,463%
Stryker (SYK)
3/12/1963 - 3/12/2025
148,694.3%