best performing large cap stocks 1974

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) had the highest return in 1974 by a large-cap US stock, returning 47.8%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1974
47.82%
Boeing (BA)
1974
33.08%
Ball (BALL)
1974
28.55%
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
1974
13.79%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1974
11.82%
Kellanova (K)
1974
0.83%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1974
0%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1974
-2.62%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
1974
-3.02%
PG&E (PCG)
1974
-3.85%
General Dynamics (GD)
1974
-4.94%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1974
-6.82%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1974
-9.52%
Ford Motor (F)
1974
-11.15%
Deere (DE)
1974
-11.89%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1974
-13.09%
Kroger (KR)
1974
-13.11%
Altria (MO)
1974
-15.04%
Merck (MRK)
1974
-16.59%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1974
-20.63%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1974
-22.59%
NiSource (NI)
1974
-23.13%
Eaton (ETN)
1974
-25.48%
HP (HPQ)
1974
-25.48%
Becton Dickinson and (BDX)
1974
-26.67%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.