best performing stocks in the dow 30 in 1973

3M (MMM) had the highest return in 1973 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning -7.7%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
3M (MMM)
1973
-7.74%
Merck (MRK)
1973
-8.1%
Chevron (CVX)
1973
-9.45%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1973
-13.6%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1973
-13.65%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1973
-16.16%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1973
-22.66%
Boeing (BA)
1973
-50.25%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1973
-60.21%
Walmart (WMT)
1973
-61.48%