best large cap stocks quarterly increases q4 1974

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) had the best quarter in Q4 1974 by a large-cap US stock in Q4 1974, returning 57.9%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
Q4 1974
57.89%
American International (AIG)
Q4 1974
50.91%
Deere (DE)
Q4 1974
47.21%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Q4 1974
45.05%
Pfizer (PFE)
Q4 1974
42.91%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
Q4 1974
39%
American Express (AXP)
Q4 1974
38.66%
Ecolab (ECL)
Q4 1974
34.26%
Merck (MRK)
Q4 1974
32.09%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
Q4 1974
31.86%
PepsiCo (PEP)
Q4 1974
31.35%
Kellanova (K)
Q4 1974
29.81%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
Q4 1974
28.81%
Halliburton (HAL)
Q4 1974
27.13%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
Q4 1974
27.08%
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Q4 1974
24.53%
Becton Dickinson and (BDX)
Q4 1974
23.6%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
Q4 1974
21.3%
NiSource (NI)
Q4 1974
18.95%
McDonald’s (MCD)
Q4 1974
18.75%
PG&E (PCG)
Q4 1974
16.91%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
Q4 1974
16.19%
General Dynamics (GD)
Q4 1974
15.74%
Edison International (EIX)
Q4 1974
15.6%
Ball (BALL)
Q4 1974
15.31%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.