best performing consumer staples stocks between 1970 and 1980

Spectrum Brands (SPB) had the highest return between 1970 and 1980 by a US stock in the Consumer Staples Sector, returning 622.1%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1970-1980
622.15%
Altria (MO)
1970-1980
523.16%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1970-1980
202.61%
Kroger (KR)
1970-1980
184.01%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1970-1980
169.52%
Sysco (SYY)
1970-1980
155.45%
Seaboard (SEB)
1970-1980
148.49%
Universal (UVV)
1970-1980
99.22%
Farmer Bros (FARM)
1970-1980
83.59%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1980
70.54%
Kellanova (K)
1970-1980
52.61%
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
1970-1980
42.4%
Flowers Foods (FLO)
1970-1980
38.3%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1970-1980
35.81%
General Mills (GIS)
1970-1980
31.7%
Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
1970-1980
27.55%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1970-1980
22.08%
Hershey (HSY)
1970-1980
16.06%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1980
14.34%
Alico (ALCO)
1970-1980
14.28%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1970-1980
10.41%
British American Tobacco (BTI)
1970-1980
7.43%
Campbell’s (CPB)
1970-1980
-2.6%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1970-1980
-7.55%
Bridgford Foods (BRID)
1970-1980
-11.92%