worst performing dow jones stocks in 2003

Merck (MRK) had the lowest return in 2003 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning -12.7%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Merck (MRK)
2003
-12.69%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
2003
-6.64%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
2003
-3.05%
Walmart (WMT)
2003
5.44%
Microsoft (MSFT)
2003
5.59%
Coca-Cola (KO)
2003
17.3%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
2003
18.26%
International Business Machines (IBM)
2003
18.51%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
2003
20.24%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
2003
24.52%
Amgen (AMGN)
2003
27.82%
Boeing (BA)
2003
30.39%
Honeywell International (HON)
2003
32.92%
Chevron (CVX)
2003
33.92%
American Express (AXP)
2003
35.95%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
2003
39.38%
Walt Disney (DIS)
2003
40.19%
3M (MMM)
2003
40.6%
Goldman Sachs (GS)
2003
46.3%
Home Depot (HD)
2003
47.87%
Apple (AAPL)
2003
48.89%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
2003
50.46%
Nike (NKE)
2003
54.45%
McDonald’s (MCD)
2003
55.96%
Caterpillar (CAT)
2003
80.67%