best performing large cap stocks in q1 1971

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return in Q1 1971 by a large-cap US stock, returning 47.5%.

ASSETQUARTER% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
Q1 1971
47.46%
Walt Disney (DIS)
Q1 1971
42.89%
Boeing (BA)
Q1 1971
42.64%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Q1 1971
35.81%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
Q1 1971
34.3%
HP (HPQ)
Q1 1971
31.15%
General Dynamics (GD)
Q1 1971
25.6%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
Q1 1971
24.33%
GE Aerospace (GE)
Q1 1971
20.03%
Kroger (KR)
Q1 1971
15.72%
3M (MMM)
Q1 1971
15.28%
International Business Machines (IBM)
Q1 1971
13.31%
Honeywell International (HON)
Q1 1971
12.8%
Coca-Cola (KO)
Q1 1971
12.66%
Alcoa (AA)
Q1 1971
10.41%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Q1 1971
10.09%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
Q1 1971
8.22%
American Electric Power (AEP)
Q1 1971
8.06%
International Paper (IP)
Q1 1971
5.72%
Chevron (CVX)
Q1 1971
5.3%
Merck (MRK)
Q1 1971
3.82%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
Q1 1971
3.38%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
Q1 1971
2.08%
DTE Energy (DTE)
Q1 1971
-1.8%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
Q1 1971
-4.53%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.