best performing tech stocks in 1980s

Badger Meter (BMI) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock in the Information Technology Sector, returning 4,020.8%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Badger Meter (BMI)
1980s
4,020.81%
Autodesk (ADSK)
1980s
864.85%
Oracle (ORCL)
1980s
784.38%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1980s
664.54%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1980s
582.17%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR (ERIC)
1980s
529.71%
DXC Technology (DXC)
1980s
344.25%
Clearfield (CLFD)
1980s
328.57%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1980s
310.03%
LGL (LGL)
1980s
270.38%
HP (HPQ)
1980s
237.83%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1980s
234.82%
Avnet (AVT)
1980s
204.84%
Western Digital (WDC)
1980s
179.18%
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
1980s
171.5%
Apple (AAPL)
1980s
151.06%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1980s
150.66%
Vishay Intertechnology (VSH)
1980s
148.28%
AstroNova (ALOT)
1980s
128.56%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1980s
124.5%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1980s
123.21%
Sono-Tek (SOTK)
1980s
120.77%
CACI International (CACI)
1980s
112.72%
Liveramp (RAMP)
1980s
110%
Cohu (COHU)
1980s
107.89%