best performing stocks by year 1970s

Southwest Airlines (LUV) had the best year in the 1970s by a US stock in 1975, returning 200%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1975
200%
Walmart (WMT)
1975
184.85%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
168.25%
Boeing (BA)
1978
156.47%
Avnet (AVT)
1975
138.26%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1975
131.99%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1976
124.96%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1975
120.89%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
119.08%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1977
118.78%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
108.88%
HP (HPQ)
1972
101.49%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1976
100%
General Dynamics (GD)
1975
95.41%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.17%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1971
94.53%
Boeing (BA)
1976
90.01%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT)
1975
79.33%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.93%
Avnet (AVT)
1976
74.07%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1976
73.92%
General Dynamics (GD)
1978
73.79%
Seaboard (SEB)
1978
73.03%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1971
72.81%
Sysco (SYY)
1975
72.36%