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%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1970-1980
622.15%
Altria (MO)
1970-1980
523.45%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1980
294.74%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1970-1980
202.6%
Kroger (KR)
1970-1980
184%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1970-1980
169.58%
Sysco (SYY)
1970-1980
155.38%
Seaboard (SEB)
1970-1980
148.48%
Target (TGT)
1970-1980
113.38%
Universal (UVV)
1970-1980
99.23%
Farmer Bros (FARM)
1970-1980
83.59%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1970-1980
79.15%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1980
70.5%
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
1970-1980
42.4%
Kellanova (K)
1970-1980
41.01%
Flowers Foods (FLO)
1970-1980
37.5%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1970-1980
36.11%
General Mills (GIS)
1970-1980
30.9%
Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
1970-1980
27.54%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1970-1980
24.44%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1970-1980
22.09%
Hershey (HSY)
1970-1980
16.07%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1980
14.36%
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC)
1970-1980
12.01%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1970-1980
10.34%