best performing stocks in 1974 to 1986

MDU Resources (MDU) had the highest return between 1974 and 1986 by a US stock, returning 22,100%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
MDU Resources (MDU)
1974-1986
22,100%
Walmart (WMT)
1974-1986
11,962.5%
Boeing (BA)
1974-1986
4,238.11%
Gap (GAP)
1974-1986
3,484.86%
Seaboard (SEB)
1974-1986
2,089.35%
New York Times (NYT)
1974-1986
2,074.19%
US Bancorp (USB)
1974-1986
1,876.47%
General Dynamics (GD)
1974-1986
1,864.33%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1974-1986
1,600.93%
Ball (BALL)
1974-1986
1,564.56%
Matson (MATX)
1974-1986
1,543.1%
Sysco (SYY)
1974-1986
1,514.34%
Altria (MO)
1974-1986
1,480%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1974-1986
1,437.76%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1974-1986
1,432.05%
Nike (NKE)
1974-1986
1,354.55%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1974-1986
1,311.23%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1974-1986
1,246.57%
Kroger (KR)
1974-1986
1,163.38%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1974-1986
1,156.19%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1974-1986
1,149.83%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1974-1986
1,058.43%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1974-1986
872.41%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1974-1986
861.43%
Graham (GHC)
1974-1986
843.85%