McDonald's Stock: How Small Changes Have Led to 100,000% Returns

McDonald's logo on a restaurant in a shopping center in Krakow, Poland.

Editor's note: This is part one of a 13-part series about companies whose shares have amassed 100,000% returns for investors and the path taken to generate such impressive gains over the long term.

The 100,000% club is just what it sounds like: companies whose shares have appreciated more than 100,000 percent.