best performing small cap stocks 1970 to 1974

Kennametal (KMT) had the highest return between 1970 and 1974 by a small-cap US stock, returning 5.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Kennametal (KMT)
1970-1974
5.26%
H2O America (HTO)
1970-1974
-19.13%
Mesabi Trust (MSB)
1970-1974
-20.67%
Ducommun (DCO)
1970-1974
-20.95%
Universal (UVV)
1970-1974
-22.32%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1970-1974
-28.57%
Tennant (TNC)
1970-1974
-38.24%
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)
1970-1974
-38.75%
Sturm Ruger (RGR)
1970-1974
-41.98%
Xerox (XRX)
1970-1974
-49.48%
Stepan (SCL)
1970-1974
-50.73%
Stewart Information Services (STC)
1970-1974
-67.35%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1970-1974
-87.32%
Small-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $300M and $2B.