best performing stock from 1959 to 1980

BP PLC ADR (BP) had the highest return between 1959 and 1980 by a US stock, returning 2,446.8%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1959-1980
2,446.77%
Altria (MO)
1959-1980
1,127.74%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1959-1980
1,033.06%
HP (HPQ)
1959-1980
1,031.43%
Boeing (BA)
1959-1980
951.41%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1959-1980
830.02%
General Dynamics (GD)
1959-1980
655.77%
Merck (MRK)
1959-1980
622.01%
Xerox (XRX)
1959-1980
603.72%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1959-1980
584.76%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1959-1980
562.18%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1959-1980
506.31%
Revvity (RVTY)
1959-1980
491.54%
Avnet (AVT)
1959-1980
474.64%
Halliburton (HAL)
1959-1980
473.44%
Chevron (CVX)
1959-1980
461.73%
Deere (DE)
1959-1980
322.45%
Walmart (WMT)
1959-1980
297.37%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1959-1980
274.19%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1959-1980
272.69%
Rand Capital (RAND)
1959-1980
266.66%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1959-1980
262.13%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1959-1980
260%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1959-1980
205.65%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1959-1980
202.66%