best performing stocks 1979 with market cap above 3 billion dollars

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) had the highest return in 1979 by a US stock with a market cap of $3B+, returning 184.6%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1979
184.63%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
116.48%
Teradyne (TER)
1979
115.12%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
113.38%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1979
103.14%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1979
100%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.2%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.92%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979
70%
Avnet (AVT)
1979
64.81%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1979
60.91%
UGI (UGI)
1979
60.55%
Western Digital (WDC)
1979
60%
CNA Financial (CNA)
1979
58.03%
GATX (GATX)
1979
53.13%
Snap-On (SNA)
1979
47.26%
Walmart (WMT)
1979
46.99%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1979
35.65%
McCormick (MKC)
1979
34.52%
HP (HPQ)
1979
32.38%
Halliburton (HAL)
1979
32.16%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1979
31.73%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1979
29.45%
Danaher (DHR)
1979
27.55%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1979
27.5%