best performing stocks 1950 to 1980

BP PLC ADR (BP) had the highest return between 1950 and 1980 by a US stock, returning 2,446.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1950-1980
2,446.33%
Altria (MO)
1950-1980
1,125.32%
HP (HPQ)
1950-1980
1,034.82%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1950-1980
1,033.28%
Boeing (BA)
1950-1980
951.41%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1950-1980
829.98%
General Dynamics (GD)
1950-1980
654.74%
Merck (MRK)
1950-1980
621.82%
Xerox (XRX)
1950-1980
603.64%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1950-1980
584.76%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1950-1980
506.28%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1950-1980
487.1%
Avnet (AVT)
1950-1980
474.68%
Halliburton (HAL)
1950-1980
473.47%
Chevron (CVX)
1950-1980
461.66%
Deere (DE)
1950-1980
322.47%
Walmart (WMT)
1950-1980
294.78%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1950-1980
274.19%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1950-1980
272.68%
Rand Capital (RAND)
1950-1980
266.67%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1950-1980
262.11%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1950-1980
260%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1950-1980
205.65%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1950-1980
202.63%
Matson (MATX)
1950-1980
193.75%