Hormel Foods (HRL) had the highest return in 1985 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,793%.

best performing stocks in the sandp 1985
ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Hormel Foods (HRL) 1985 1,793%
Franklin Resources (BEN) 1985 533.42%
US Bancorp (USB) 1985 388.89%
Loews (L) 1985 273.75%
Church & Dwight (CHD) 1985 214.57%
Amgen (AMGN) 1985 184.02%
UnitedHealth (UNH) 1985 160.39%
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) 1985 137.92%
Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) 1985 137.4%
W R Berkley (WRB) 1985 134.46%
Tyson Foods (TSN) 1985 133.69%
Brown & Brown (BRO) 1985 118.69%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK) 1985 116.34%
Best Buy (BBY) 1985 112.82%
Valero Energy (VLO) 1985 111.54%
Paychex (PAYX) 1985 111.19%
Vulcan Materials (VMC) 1985 107.79%
Autodesk (ADSK) 1985 106.17%
Smith AO (AOS) 1985 105.41%
McDonald’s (MCD) 1985 104.01%
Progressive (PGR) 1985 100.55%
Altria (MO) 1985 100%
Walt Disney (DIS) 1985 90.73%
Raymond James Financial (RJF) 1985 90.37%
Aflac (AFL) 1985 80.8%

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