best perfoming stocks in the dow 1970 to 1989

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1970 and 1989 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 77,456.4%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1989
77,456.36%
Nike (NKE)
1970-1989
14,982.86%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1989
9,804.39%
Home Depot (HD)
1970-1989
6,009.52%
Boeing (BA)
1970-1989
3,807.26%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1970-1989
1,375.03%
Merck (MRK)
1970-1989
1,242.6%
Chevron (CVX)
1970-1989
1,076.15%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1989
1,064.3%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1970-1989
1,008.88%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1989
904.28%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1970-1989
582.81%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1970-1989
504.34%
3M (MMM)
1970-1989
462.69%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
1970-1989
345.32%
American Express (AXP)
1970-1989
296.23%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
1970-1989
279.73%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1970-1989
207.76%
Amgen (AMGN)
1970-1989
196.95%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1970-1989
162.32%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1970-1989
155.39%
Apple (AAPL)
1970-1989
150.96%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1970-1989
23.18%
Honeywell International (HON)
1970-1989
-3.18%