best performing sandp stocks in 1981

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return in 1981 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 166.9%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981
166.85%
Viatris (VTRS)
1981
104.56%
Home Depot (HD)
1981
66.67%
Progressive (PGR)
1981
66.45%
Hershey (HSY)
1981
51.56%
State Street (STT)
1981
49.68%
Sysco (SYY)
1981
47.46%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1981
45.73%
Altria (MO)
1981
42.86%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1981
41.93%
Walmart (WMT)
1981
41.1%
PepsiCo (PEP)
1981
39.11%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1981
39.04%
Target (TGT)
1981
37.11%
Aon (AON)
1981
36.18%
General Mills (GIS)
1981
32.26%
Nike (NKE)
1981
30.3%
Emerson Electric (EMR)
1981
30.1%
American International (AIG)
1981
29.5%
CSX (CSX)
1981
28.13%
Kroger (KR)
1981
28.07%
Globe Life (GL)
1981
28.06%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1981
27.11%
Edison International (EIX)
1981
25.93%
Exelon (EXC)
1981
25.83%