best performing stocks by year 1970 to 1980

Rand Capital (RAND) had the best year between 1970 and 1980 by a US stock in 1980, returning 266.7%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Rand Capital (RAND)
1980
266.67%
Target (TGT)
1975
262.02%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1980
246.44%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1975
244.36%
Western Digital (WDC)
1980
229.17%
Lennar (LEN)
1980
200.02%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1975
198.24%
Stewart Information Services (STC)
1976
194.42%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1979
184.63%
CVS Health (CVS)
1975
182.26%
Walmart (WMT)
1975
181.82%
Newtek Business Services (NEWT)
1980
180.01%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
179.04%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1980
169.58%
CACI International (CACI)
1980
165.9%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1980
158.8%
Boeing (BA)
1978
156.48%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1979
153.54%
Cummins (CMI)
1976
147.12%
Pentair (PNR)
1976
147.03%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1971
146.67%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1980
143.03%
Avnet (AVT)
1975
138.2%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
1980
134.8%
Sony (SONY)
1980
133.93%