Medtronic (MDT) had the highest return in 1979 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 119.1%.
| ASSET | YEAR | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Medtronic (MDT) | 1979 | 119.08% |
General Dynamics (GD) | 1979 | 95.2% |
Lockheed Martin (LMT) | 1979 | 76.93% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1979 | 47.31% |
Dupont De Nemours (DD) | 1979 | 35.65% |
HP (HPQ) | 1979 | 32.35% |
Halliburton (HAL) | 1979 | 32.16% |
Motorola Solutions (MSI) | 1979 | 31.73% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1979 | 29.45% |
Danaher (DHR) | 1979 | 27.42% |
Sysco (SYY) | 1979 | 26.71% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1979 | 20.26% |
Deere (DE) | 1979 | 18.1% |
American International (AIG) | 1979 | 17.82% |
Consolidated Edison (ED) | 1979 | 16.44% |
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) | 1979 | 15.45% |
PG&E (PCG) | 1979 | 14.25% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1979 | 13.71% |
Kroger (KR) | 1979 | 13.35% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 1979 | 11.82% |
Eaton (ETN) | 1979 | 10.75% |
Merck (MRK) | 1979 | 10.07% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 1979 | 9.51% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) | 1979 | 9.38% |
Boeing (BA) | 1979 | 8.23% |
