best performing dow jones stocks 1981

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return in 1981 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 166.8%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981
166.76%
Home Depot (HD)
1981
66.87%
Walmart (WMT)
1981
39.82%
Nike (NKE)
1981
30.3%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1981
27.87%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
1981
26.13%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1981
23.95%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1981
23.12%
American Express (AXP)
1981
13.33%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1981
11.8%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981
10.84%
Merck (MRK)
1981
3.08%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1981
1.45%
3M (MMM)
1981
-2.39%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1981
-4.31%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1981
-11.06%
Chevron (CVX)
1981
-13.71%
Honeywell International (HON)
1981
-14.1%
Apple (AAPL)
1981
-35.88%
Boeing (BA)
1981
-46.61%