best performing industrial stocks 1981

Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) had the highest return in 1981 by a US stock in the Industrial Sector, returning 325%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP)
1981
324.98%
Kirby (KEX)
1981
93.75%
Allient (ALNT)
1981
76.12%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1981
65.75%
Alaska Air (ALK)
1981
60.79%
Distribution Solutions (DSGR)
1981
58.18%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1981
39.04%
Astronics (ATRO)
1981
38.99%
Graco (GGG)
1981
36.73%
SPX (SPXC)
1981
33%
Ennis (EBF)
1981
31.19%
Emerson Electric (EMR)
1981
30.11%
Watsco (WSO.B)
1981
29.7%
CSX (CSX)
1981
28.25%
National Presto Industries (NPK)
1981
26.76%
Eaton (ETN)
1981
17.93%
Cummins (CMI)
1981
17.35%
Ducommun (DCO)
1981
16.96%
Ryder System (R)
1981
15.5%
PACCAR (PCAR)
1981
14.48%
Federal Signal (FSS)
1981
11.17%
Equifax (EFX)
1981
10.16%
Robert Half International (RHI)
1981
9.57%
WW Grainger (GWW)
1981
7.61%
Timken (TKR)
1981
7.02%