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Caledonia Mining (CMCL) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock, returning 759,138.5%.

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ASSETDECADE% RETURN
Caledonia Mining (CMCL)1980s759,138.46%
MDU Resources (MDU)1980s56,137.5%
Nike (NKE)1980s15,037.5%
Altria (MO)1980s7,225%
Home Depot (HD)1980s5,936.26%
Gap (GAP)1980s5,286.81%
Walmart (WMT)1980s4,500.41%
Badger Meter (BMI)1980s4,018.79%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)1980s3,941.67%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)1980s3,926.23%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)1980s2,891.38%
Franklin Resources (BEN)1980s2,449.45%
HF Sinclair (DINO)1980s2,364.91%
Sysco (SYY)1980s2,175.13%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)1980s2,138.82%
Crown Crafts (CRWS)1980s1,962.26%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)1980s1,772.52%
RCM Technologies (RCMT)1980s1,739.67%
Sturm Ruger (RGR)1980s1,611.39%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)1980s1,433.88%
British American Tobacco (BTI)1980s1,415.11%
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)1980s1,403.97%
CVB Financial (CVBF)1980s1,387.27%
Service Corporation International (SCI)1980s1,357.22%
Church & Dwight (CHD)1980s1,260.35%

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