best performing large cap stocks 1978 to 1980

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) had the highest return between 1978 and 1980 by a large-cap US stock, returning 898.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1978-1980
898.48%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1978-1980
655.1%
General Dynamics (GD)
1978-1980
388.29%
Western Digital (WDC)
1978-1980
338.91%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1978-1980
337.36%
Medtronic (MDT)
1978-1980
335.79%
Boeing (BA)
1978-1980
276.54%
Walmart (WMT)
1978-1980
210.34%
Lennar (LEN)
1978-1980
200.02%
Sysco (SYY)
1978-1980
192.01%
Halliburton (HAL)
1978-1980
173.66%
CACI International (CACI)
1978-1980
165.9%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1978-1980
163.64%
Teradyne (TER)
1978-1980
161.46%
Chevron (CVX)
1978-1980
155.97%
HP (HPQ)
1978-1980
150.26%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1978-1980
140.29%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
1978-1980
134.8%
Sony (SONY)
1978-1980
133.93%
Union Pacific (UNP)
1978-1980
125.96%
Deere (DE)
1978-1980
123.9%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1978-1980
123.34%
Pfizer (PFE)
1978-1980
117.33%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1978-1980
116.9%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1978-1980
116.09%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.