best performing sector of the 1950 to 1980

BP PLC ADR (BP) had the highest return between 1950 and 1980 by a US stock, returning 3,256.2%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1950-1980
3,256.16%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1950-1980
1,312.3%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1950-1980
1,033.72%
HP (HPQ)
1950-1980
1,033.41%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1950-1980
965.23%
Boeing (BA)
1950-1980
951.82%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1950-1980
837.75%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1950-1980
727.91%
General Dynamics (GD)
1950-1980
655.57%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1950-1980
634.49%
Merck (MRK)
1950-1980
625.79%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1950-1980
622.15%
Xerox (XRX)
1950-1980
608.15%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1950-1980
567.22%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1950-1980
511.68%
Revvity (RVTY)
1950-1980
491.49%
Halliburton (HAL)
1950-1980
481.5%
Avnet (AVT)
1950-1980
474.69%
Chevron (CVX)
1950-1980
470.76%
Kennametal (KMT)
1950-1980
443.53%
Western Digital (WDC)
1950-1980
338.91%
Deere (DE)
1950-1980
327.43%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1950-1980
325.19%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1950-1980
307.12%
Walmart (WMT)
1950-1980
294.74%