best performing stocks by year 1970s

Walmart (WMT) had the best year in the 1970s by a US stock in 1975, returning 184.8%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
1975
184.85%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
168.25%
Boeing (BA)
1978
156.47%
Avnet (AVT)
1975
138.23%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1975
131.99%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1975
121.18%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
119.08%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
108.87%
HP (HPQ)
1972
101.38%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1979
100%
General Dynamics (GD)
1975
95.41%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.17%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1971
94.53%
Boeing (BA)
1976
90.01%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1973
80.64%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT)
1975
79.33%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.93%
Avnet (AVT)
1976
74.08%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1976
73.92%
General Dynamics (GD)
1978
73.79%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1971
72.81%
Sysco (SYY)
1975
72.36%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1972
72.19%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979
71.49%
Altria (MO)
1972
70.35%