best performing large stocks march 1968 to 1980

Altria (MO) had the highest return between March 1, 1968 and December 31, 1980 by a large-cap US stock, returning 879.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Altria (MO)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
879.8%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
786.18%
HP (HPQ)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
604.51%
Halliburton (HAL)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
473.44%
Chevron (CVX)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
400.02%
General Dynamics (GD)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
369.69%
Walt Disney (DIS)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
338.38%
Deere (DE)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
322.47%
Walmart (WMT)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
297.37%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
276.41%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
274.19%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
262.13%
Boeing (BA)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
254.27%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
230.28%
Kroger (KR)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
199.81%
Merck (MRK)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
179.69%
Sysco (SYY)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
155.54%
Sony (SONY)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
133.91%
Union Pacific (UNP)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
119.89%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
118.04%
PulteGroup (PHM)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
116.93%
GE Aerospace (GE)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
112.64%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
108.85%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
103.12%
Analog Devices (ADI)
3/1/1968 - 12/31/1980
93.67%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.