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 76,565.5%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1989
76,565.45%
Nike (NKE)
1970-1989
14,788.57%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1989
9,744.74%
Home Depot (HD)
1970-1989
6,002.41%
Boeing (BA)
1970-1989
3,807.26%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1970-1989
1,374.97%
Merck (MRK)
1970-1989
1,242.36%
Chevron (CVX)
1970-1989
1,076.21%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1989
1,064.65%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1970-1989
1,009.13%
Amgen (AMGN)
1970-1989
989.12%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1989
904.12%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1970-1989
521.45%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1970-1989
504.25%
3M (MMM)
1970-1989
462.72%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
1970-1989
345.35%
Honeywell International (HON)
1970-1989
334.83%
American Express (AXP)
1970-1989
296.24%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1970-1989
208.86%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1970-1989
173.21%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1970-1989
155.39%
Apple (AAPL)
1970-1989
151.02%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
1970-1989
142.5%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1970-1989
23.15%