50 best performing large cap stocks 1976 to 1982

PulteGroup (PHM) had the highest return between 1976 and 1982 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,205.4%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
PulteGroup (PHM)
1976-1982
1,205.35%
CACI International (CACI)
1976-1982
1,113.59%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1976-1982
1,072.36%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1976-1982
1,033.48%
Sysco (SYY)
1976-1982
925%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1976-1982
845.21%
Home Depot (HD)
1976-1982
798.8%
Boeing (BA)
1976-1982
699.46%
Revvity (RVTY)
1976-1982
692.92%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1976-1982
691.59%
Kroger (KR)
1976-1982
543.98%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1976-1982
478.85%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1976-1982
443.59%
Teradyne (TER)
1976-1982
442.84%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1976-1982
424.22%
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
1976-1982
408.38%
General Dynamics (GD)
1976-1982
381.5%
New York Times (NYT)
1976-1982
381%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1976-1982
362.33%
State Street (STT)
1976-1982
355.83%
Pentair (PNR)
1976-1982
338.3%
Medtronic (MDT)
1976-1982
319.01%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1976-1982
316.22%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1976-1982
307.63%
Humana (HUM)
1976-1982
299.87%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.