best performing large cap stocks from 1963 to 1980

BP PLC ADR (BP) had the highest return between 1963 and 1980 by a large-cap US stock, returning 2,536.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1963-1980
2,536.28%
Altria (MO)
1963-1980
1,696.3%
HP (HPQ)
1963-1980
1,640.42%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1963-1980
1,357.26%
Boeing (BA)
1963-1980
1,340.84%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1963-1980
1,101.73%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1963-1980
751.26%
Merck (MRK)
1963-1980
729.68%
General Dynamics (GD)
1963-1980
697.87%
Halliburton (HAL)
1963-1980
473.44%
Chevron (CVX)
1963-1980
374.96%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1963-1980
353.38%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1963-1980
341.33%
Deere (DE)
1963-1980
322.47%
Walmart (WMT)
1963-1980
297.37%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1963-1980
274.19%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1963-1980
262.13%
Kroger (KR)
1963-1980
234.3%
3M (MMM)
1963-1980
198.66%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1963-1980
163.39%
Sysco (SYY)
1963-1980
155.54%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1963-1980
141.05%
Sony (SONY)
1963-1980
133.91%
Union Pacific (UNP)
1963-1980
119.89%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1963-1980
116.93%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.