best performing stock from 1950 to 1980

BP PLC ADR (BP) had the highest return between 1950 and 1980 by a US stock, returning 3,253.2%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1950-1980
3,253.16%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1950-1980
1,313.73%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1950-1980
1,195.24%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1950-1980
1,033.61%
HP (HPQ)
1950-1980
1,033.33%
Boeing (BA)
1950-1980
951.82%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1950-1980
837.89%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1950-1980
740.48%
General Dynamics (GD)
1950-1980
675.25%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1950-1980
634.46%
Merck (MRK)
1950-1980
625.33%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1950-1980
622.15%
Xerox (XRX)
1950-1980
608.15%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1950-1980
511.67%
Revvity (RVTY)
1950-1980
491.53%
Halliburton (HAL)
1950-1980
481.51%
Avnet (AVT)
1950-1980
474.68%
Chevron (CVX)
1950-1980
470.73%
Kennametal (KMT)
1950-1980
443.52%
Deere (DE)
1950-1980
327.43%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1950-1980
325.19%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1950-1980
307.26%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
1950-1980
297.35%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1950-1980
274.19%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1950-1980
272.83%