best performing s and p stocks 1979 to 1983

PulteGroup (PHM) had the highest return between 1979 and 1983 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,567.7%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
PulteGroup (PHM)
1979-1983
1,567.73%
Walmart (WMT)
1979-1983
1,337.13%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1979-1983
532.72%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979-1983
515.39%
Sysco (SYY)
1979-1983
500.45%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1979-1983
398.96%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979-1983
309.66%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1979-1983
306.83%
HP (HPQ)
1979-1983
286.89%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1979-1983
282.73%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1979-1983
245.4%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1979-1983
218.13%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1979-1983
187.47%
Ball (BALL)
1979-1983
177.74%
Kroger (KR)
1979-1983
174.15%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979-1983
171.22%
PPG Industries (PPG)
1979-1983
158.35%
Aflac (AFL)
1979-1983
152.92%
Altria (MO)
1979-1983
151.39%
Eaton (ETN)
1979-1983
138.71%
American International (AIG)
1979-1983
138.55%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1979-1983
137.67%
PG&E (PCG)
1979-1983
135.13%
Dominion Energy (D)
1979-1983
132.9%
Entergy (ETR)
1979-1983
126.21%