best performing stocks in the sandp 1950 to 1980

Lowe's Companies (LOW) had the highest return between 1950 and 1980 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 3,960.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Lowe's Companies (LOW)
1950-1980
3,960.89%
Altria (MO)
1950-1980
1,129.59%
HP (HPQ)
1950-1980
1,034.82%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1950-1980
1,033.28%
Boeing (BA)
1950-1980
951.41%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1950-1980
830.42%
General Dynamics (GD)
1950-1980
654.74%
Merck (MRK)
1950-1980
621.82%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1950-1980
506.28%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1950-1980
487.1%
Halliburton (HAL)
1950-1980
473.47%
Chevron (CVX)
1950-1980
461.67%
Deere (DE)
1950-1980
322.47%
Walmart (WMT)
1950-1980
294.78%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1950-1980
272.68%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1950-1980
262.11%
Marathon Oil (MRO)
1950-1980
240.98%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1950-1980
205.66%
Kroger (KR)
1950-1980
169.58%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1950-1980
146.65%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1950-1980
143.02%
3M (MMM)
1950-1980
136.88%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1950-1980
116.83%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1950-1980
108.81%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1950-1980
94.39%