best performing large cap stocks from 1977 to 1980

Boeing (BA) had the highest return between 1977 and 1980 by a large-cap US stock, returning 389.4%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Boeing (BA)
1977-1980
389.39%
General Dynamics (GD)
1977-1980
312.99%
Walmart (WMT)
1977-1980
309.01%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1977-1980
299.99%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1977-1980
276.5%
Sysco (SYY)
1977-1980
272.82%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1977-1980
262.11%
Medtronic (MDT)
1977-1980
253.75%
Halliburton (HAL)
1977-1980
179.79%
CACI International (CACI)
1977-1980
165.9%
Chevron (CVX)
1977-1980
146.45%
Sony (SONY)
1977-1980
133.91%
Kroger (KR)
1977-1980
125.28%
Union Pacific (UNP)
1977-1980
119.9%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1977-1980
116.93%
HP (HPQ)
1977-1980
110.43%
American International (AIG)
1977-1980
97.37%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1977-1980
93.69%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1977-1980
86.8%
Hess (HES)
1977-1980
86.06%
Deere (DE)
1977-1980
82.97%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1977-1980
74.06%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1977-1980
73.33%
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)
1977-1980
73.02%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1977-1980
71.5%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.