best large cap stocks 1974

Boeing (BA) had the highest return in 1974 by a large-cap US stock, returning 33%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Boeing (BA)
1974
33%
Ball (BALL)
1974
32.51%
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
1974
24.53%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1974
11.81%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1974
7.42%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1974
0%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
1974
-0.62%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1974
-2.61%
General Dynamics (GD)
1974
-3.73%
PG&E (PCG)
1974
-3.86%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1974
-6.83%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1974
-9.51%
US Bancorp (USB)
1974
-9.55%
Ford Motor (F)
1974
-11.09%
Deere (DE)
1974
-11.89%
Kroger (KR)
1974
-12%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1974
-13.1%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1974
-14.29%
Evergy (EVRG)
1974
-15.92%
Merck (MRK)
1974
-16.59%
Eaton (ETN)
1974
-20.11%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1974
-20.15%
New York Times (NYT)
1974
-21.96%
NiSource (NI)
1974
-22.07%
Pfizer (PFE)
1974
-22.65%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.