best performing large stocks january 1968 to december 1968

Walt Disney (DIS) had the highest return between January 1, 1968 and December 31, 1968 by a large-cap US stock, returning 54.6%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Walt Disney (DIS)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
54.57%
Kroger (KR)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
47.65%
International Paper (IP)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
22.36%
HP (HPQ)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
17.29%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
16.08%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
16.05%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
14.93%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
12.61%
3M (MMM)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
10.7%
DTE Energy (DTE)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
8.11%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
7.97%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
7.31%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
5.15%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
4.14%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
1.42%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
0.48%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-2.22%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-4.66%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-6.23%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-11.8%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-19.17%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-24.32%
General Dynamics (GD)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-30.1%
Boeing (BA)
1/1/1968 - 12/31/1968
-36.98%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.