best performing dividend stocks 1979 to 1985

MDU Resources (MDU) had the highest return between 1979 and 1985 by a US stock, returning 5,157.1%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
MDU Resources (MDU)
1979-1985
5,157.14%
Walmart (WMT)
1979-1985
2,281.93%
Gap (GAP)
1979-1985
1,468.65%
US Bancorp (USB)
1979-1985
900%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1979-1985
875.09%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1979-1985
831.01%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1979-1985
751.72%
Altria (MO)
1979-1985
740%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1979-1985
714.18%
SunLink Health Systems (SSY)
1979-1985
683.49%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979-1985
675.49%
Sysco (SYY)
1979-1985
638.66%
Seneca Foods Corp B (SENEB)
1979-1985
611.91%
Graham (GHC)
1979-1985
609.37%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1979-1985
585.61%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1979-1985
543.5%
SJW Group Common Stock (SJW)
1979-1985
538.24%
Matson (MATX)
1979-1985
511.53%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1979-1985
510.36%
Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP)
1979-1985
508.3%
Aflac (AFL)
1979-1985
496.97%
Western Digital (WDC)
1979-1985
460%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979-1985
457.36%
Ball (BALL)
1979-1985
455.32%
New York Times (NYT)
1979-1985
434.02%