best performing large cap stocks in 1979

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) had the highest return in 1979 by a large-cap US stock, returning 184.6%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1979
184.62%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
116.52%
Teradyne (TER)
1979
115.17%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
113.37%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1979
103.13%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1979
100%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.21%
APA (APA)
1979
88.51%
Honeywell International (HON)
1979
82.51%
FedEx (FDX)
1979
77.16%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.92%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979
70%
Western Digital (WDC)
1979
60.01%
CNA Financial (CNA)
1979
58.03%
Walmart (WMT)
1979
47.59%
Snap-On (SNA)
1979
47.26%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1979
35.65%
McCormick (MKC)
1979
34.51%
HP (HPQ)
1979
32.39%
Halliburton (HAL)
1979
32.16%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1979
31.73%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1979
29.45%
Sysco (SYY)
1979
26.65%
Pfizer (PFE)
1979
23.54%
Target (TGT)
1979
23.27%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.