best performing stocks 1979 to 1984

Walmart (WMT) had the highest return between 1979 and 1984 by a US stock, returning 1,303%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
1979-1984
1,302.99%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1979-1984
1,146.56%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979-1984
584.35%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1979-1984
454.99%
Sysco (SYY)
1979-1984
452.99%
Gap (GAP)
1979-1984
415.68%
Avnet (AVT)
1979-1984
413.35%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979-1984
399.06%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1979-1984
365.51%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979-1984
353.25%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1979-1984
339.66%
SunLink Health Systems (SSY)
1979-1984
338.08%
Alaska Air (ALK)
1979-1984
337.74%
Seneca Foods Corp B (SENEB)
1979-1984
327.15%
Watsco (WSO.B)
1979-1984
325.02%
Matson (MATX)
1979-1984
313.17%
New York Times (NYT)
1979-1984
313%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1979-1984
305.65%
Ball (BALL)
1979-1984
299.94%
CACI International (CACI)
1979-1984
298.85%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1979-1984
268.47%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1979-1984
266.48%
SJW Group Common Stock (SJW)
1979-1984
254.59%
Entergy (ETR)
1979-1984
247.4%
Aflac (AFL)
1979-1984
228.44%