best performing stocks 0f 1979

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) had the highest return in 1979 by a US stock, returning 184.6%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1979
184.56%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
168.25%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
119.08%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
108.88%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1979
100%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.17%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.93%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979
71.49%
Avnet (AVT)
1979
64.81%
Matson (MATX)
1979
52.62%
Walmart (WMT)
1979
47.9%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1979
35.65%
HP (HPQ)
1979
32.33%
Halliburton (HAL)
1979
32.16%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1979
31.73%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1979
29.44%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1979
28.3%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1979
27.5%
Danaher (DHR)
1979
27.42%
Sysco (SYY)
1979
26.57%
Alcoa (AA)
1979
21.39%
Xerox (XRX)
1979
21.35%
Chevron (CVX)
1979
20.27%
Deere (DE)
1979
18.1%
American International (AIG)
1979
17.82%