best performing stocks by quarter 1979

Western Digital (WDC) had the best quarter in 1979 by a US stock in Q1 1979, returning 80%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
Western Digital (WDC)
Q1 1979
79.99%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
Q1 1979
45.24%
General Dynamics (GD)
Q3 1979
40.1%
Matson (MATX)
Q2 1979
38.82%
Danaher (DHR)
Q1 1979
37.88%
General Dynamics (GD)
Q4 1979
36.12%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
Q3 1979
33.7%
Medtronic (MDT)
Q4 1979
30.2%
Revvity (RVTY)
Q4 1979
27.78%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Q3 1979
27.75%
Walmart (WMT)
Q3 1979
27.72%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
Q4 1979
27.67%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
Q3 1979
27.57%
Avnet (AVT)
Q3 1979
27.34%
Kroger (KR)
Q3 1979
26.47%
Medtronic (MDT)
Q3 1979
26.07%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Q4 1979
26.03%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
Q1 1979
25%
Avnet (AVT)
Q1 1979
24.81%
Halliburton (HAL)
Q3 1979
24.59%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
Q3 1979
23.44%
Medtronic (MDT)
Q1 1979
21.81%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
Q4 1979
21.76%
Boeing (BA)
Q3 1979
21.64%
HP (HPQ)
Q3 1979
20.02%