best performing sectors between 1975 and 1985

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1975 and 1985 by a US stock, returning 14,276.5%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1975-1985
14,276.52%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
1975-1985
11,803.03%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1975-1985
5,516.67%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1975-1985
3,931.35%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1975-1985
3,384.91%
Boeing (BA)
1975-1985
3,158.36%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1975-1985
2,731.62%
Graham (GHC)
1975-1985
2,716.78%
Dillard's (DDS)
1975-1985
2,044.61%
General Dynamics (GD)
1975-1985
1,967.95%
Sysco (SYY)
1975-1985
1,912.45%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1975-1985
1,821.13%
Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
1975-1985
1,781.65%
Avnet (AVT)
1975-1985
1,775.11%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1975-1985
1,767.56%
New York Times (NYT)
1975-1985
1,760.42%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1975-1985
1,685.84%
Seaboard (SEB)
1975-1985
1,644.16%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1975-1985
1,640.33%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1975-1985
1,634.98%
CVS Health (CVS)
1975-1985
1,538.52%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1975-1985
1,525.52%
Loews (L)
1975-1985
1,483.17%
Gap (GAP)
1975-1985
1,472.78%
Teradyne (TER)
1975-1985
1,441.63%