best performing stocks 1970 to 1990

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1970 and 1990 by a US stock, returning 66,098.1%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1990
66,098.15%
MDU Resources (MDU)
1970-1990
61,157.14%
Hasbro (HAS)
1970-1990
27,509.21%
Nike (NKE)
1970-1990
22,491.43%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1970-1990
21,890.2%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1970-1990
19,500%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1990
13,208.77%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1970-1990
12,204.35%
Polaris Industries (PII)
1970-1990
10,300%
Altria (MO)
1970-1990
8,911.96%
Home Depot (HD)
1970-1990
8,213.02%
Gap (GAP)
1970-1990
6,973.3%
Dillard's (DDS)
1970-1990
4,977.57%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1970-1990
4,929.08%
Boeing (BA)
1970-1990
4,469.51%
Apogee Enterprises (APOG)
1970-1990
4,257.74%
Unilever PLC ADR (UL)
1970-1990
3,986.73%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1970-1990
3,870.42%
Loews (L)
1970-1990
3,526.74%
Sysco (SYY)
1970-1990
3,393.73%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1970-1990
3,287.86%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR (GSK)
1970-1990
3,213.75%
Newell Brands (NWL)
1970-1990
3,057.22%
Graham (GHC)
1970-1990
2,816.01%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1970-1990
2,633.47%