best performing dow jones stocks 1980

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return in 1980 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 106.5%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980
106.51%
Walmart (WMT)
1980
82.59%
Chevron (CVX)
1980
76.48%
American Express (AXP)
1980
42.75%
Boeing (BA)
1980
35.66%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1980
30.24%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1980
26.33%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1980
25.83%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1980
23.41%
3M (MMM)
1980
23.4%
Merck (MRK)
1980
21.26%
Apple (AAPL)
1980
18.74%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1980
14.21%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1980
13.71%
Honeywell International (HON)
1980
12.94%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1980
3.38%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1980
-2.49%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
1980
-4.91%
Nike (NKE)
1980
-8.57%