worst performing stocks in the dow in 1997

Apple (AAPL) had the lowest return in 1997 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning -37.8%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Apple (AAPL)
1997
-37.84%
Nike (NKE)
1997
-34.37%
Boeing (BA)
1997
-6.54%
Amgen (AMGN)
1997
-0.92%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1997
0.47%
3M (MMM)
1997
1.06%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1997
6.22%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1997
10.49%
Honeywell International (HON)
1997
14.79%
Chevron (CVX)
1997
21.68%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1997
23.55%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1997
28.16%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1997
31.43%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1997
31.53%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1997
32.08%
Merck (MRK)
1997
35.65%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1997
37.27%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1997
42.88%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
1997
43.16%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
1997
46.54%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1997
51.18%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1997
55.49%
American Express (AXP)
1997
61.31%
Walmart (WMT)
1997
72.82%
Home Depot (HD)
1997
76.46%