best performing stocks during the 70s

Boeing (BA) had the highest return in the 1970s by a US stock, returning 601%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Boeing (BA)
1970s
601.03%
General Dynamics (GD)
1970s
413.88%
Altria (MO)
1970s
397.36%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1970s
320.25%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1970s
272.9%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1970s
257.9%
Chevron (CVX)
1970s
228.33%
Deere (DE)
1970s
226.94%
Avnet (AVT)
1970s
190.16%
Halliburton (HAL)
1970s
187.38%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970s
185.48%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1970s
168.25%
HP (HPQ)
1970s
167.33%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1970s
155%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1970s
145.16%
Matson (MATX)
1970s
141.7%
Kroger (KR)
1970s
134.68%
Walmart (WMT)
1970s
114.78%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1970s
109.2%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1970s
103.87%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1970s
86.54%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1970s
75.11%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970s
74.85%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1970s
74.23%
New York Times (NYT)
1970s
73.57%