50 best performing large cap stocks 1979

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) had the highest return in 1979 by a large-cap US stock, returning 184.6%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1979
184.63%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
116.48%
Teradyne (TER)
1979
115.12%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
113.38%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1979
103.14%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1979
100%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.2%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.92%
Western Digital (WDC)
1979
60%
CNA Financial (CNA)
1979
58.03%
Snap-On (SNA)
1979
47.26%
Walmart (WMT)
1979
46.99%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1979
35.65%
McCormick (MKC)
1979
34.52%
HP (HPQ)
1979
32.38%
Halliburton (HAL)
1979
32.16%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1979
31.73%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1979
29.45%
Danaher (DHR)
1979
27.55%
Sysco (SYY)
1979
26.67%
Pfizer (PFE)
1979
23.64%
Target (TGT)
1979
23.26%
Chevron (CVX)
1979
20.27%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
1979
19.98%
Deere (DE)
1979
18.1%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.