Top Stocks vs. Dow Jones Industrial Average Since 1926

The cumulative compound return of the five top-performing U.S. stocks of the last 98 years.

Note: Stock returns include reinvested dividends while the DJIA return does not. The exact impact of dividends cannot be determined.
Chart: Colin Laidley Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices; Center for Research in Security Prices
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