worst performing stocks in the dow in 1981

Boeing (BA) had the lowest return in 1981 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning -46.6%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Boeing (BA)
1981
-46.61%
Apple (AAPL)
1981
-35.83%
Chevron (CVX)
1981
-13.71%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1981
-11.06%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1981
-4.31%
3M (MMM)
1981
-2.38%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1981
1.45%
Merck (MRK)
1981
3.07%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981
10.87%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1981
11.65%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1981
23.14%
Walmart (WMT)
1981
40.96%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981
59.28%