what stocks were in the dow jones average 1981

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return in 1981 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 59.3%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981
59.29%
Walmart (WMT)
1981
41.09%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1981
23.15%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1981
11.65%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981
10.87%
Merck (MRK)
1981
3.07%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1981
1.45%
3M (MMM)
1981
-2.38%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1981
-4.31%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1981
-11.06%
Chevron (CVX)
1981
-13.71%
Apple (AAPL)
1981
-35.86%
Boeing (BA)
1981
-46.61%