best performing stocks 1970s

Boeing (BA) had the highest return in the 1970s by a US stock, returning 601%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Boeing (BA) 1970s 601.03%
General Dynamics (GD) 1970s 445.6%
Altria (MO) 1970s 398.11%
BP PLC ADR (BP) 1970s 320.21%
Lockheed Martin (LMT) 1970s 272.95%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) 1970s 266.25%
WD-40 (WDFC) 1970s 257.88%
Revvity (RVTY) 1970s 231.32%
Chevron (CVX) 1970s 228.33%
Deere (DE) 1970s 226.91%
FedEx (FDX) 1970s 206.19%
McDonald’s (MCD) 1970s 204%
Avnet (AVT) 1970s 190.15%
Halliburton (HAL) 1970s 187.38%
Spectrum Brands (SPB) 1970s 168.25%
HP (HPQ) 1970s 167.39%
Tutor Perini (TPC) 1970s 155%
Matson (MATX) 1970s 141.71%
Kroger (KR) 1970s 134.62%
Walmart (WMT) 1970s 115.65%
Consolidated Edison (ED) 1970s 109.27%
APA (APA) 1970s 88.51%
Pentair (PNR) 1970s 81.08%
Kellanova (K) 1970s 81.06%
Dupont De Nemours (DD) 1970s 75.11%