best performing stocks 1970 to 1972

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1970 and 1972 by a US stock, returning 440.7%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1972
440.74%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1970-1972
253.41%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1970-1972
117.57%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1972
117.2%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1970-1972
103.56%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1970-1972
97.92%
HP (HPQ)
1970-1972
89.77%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1972
88.33%
Chevron (CVX)
1970-1972
82.73%
Merck (MRK)
1970-1972
66.29%
3M (MMM)
1970-1972
63.34%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1970-1972
47.04%
Deere (DE)
1970-1972
46.03%
Halliburton (HAL)
1970-1972
44.11%
Xerox (XRX)
1970-1972
43.84%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1970-1972
42.33%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1970-1972
41.53%
Honeywell International (HON)
1970-1972
35.9%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1970-1972
24.3%
Ford Motor (F)
1970-1972
22.68%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1970-1972
22.1%
PG&E (PCG)
1970-1972
21.24%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1970-1972
19.7%
DTE Energy (DTE)
1970-1972
18.05%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1970-1972
17.3%