best performing stocks from 1946 to 1980

BP PLC ADR (BP) had the highest return between 1946 and 1980 by a US stock, returning 3,253.7%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1946-1980
3,253.69%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1946-1980
1,314.49%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1946-1980
1,195.24%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1946-1980
1,033.61%
HP (HPQ)
1946-1980
1,031.19%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1946-1980
965.16%
Boeing (BA)
1946-1980
951.82%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1946-1980
837.99%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1946-1980
738.1%
General Dynamics (GD)
1946-1980
675.05%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1946-1980
634.3%
Merck (MRK)
1946-1980
625.33%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1946-1980
622.15%
Xerox (XRX)
1946-1980
608.17%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1946-1980
511.67%
Revvity (RVTY)
1946-1980
491.52%
Avnet (AVT)
1946-1980
474.64%
Chevron (CVX)
1946-1980
470.63%
Kennametal (KMT)
1946-1980
443.56%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1946-1980
396.84%
Western Digital (WDC)
1946-1980
338.91%
Deere (DE)
1946-1980
327.43%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1946-1980
325.19%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1946-1980
307.16%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
1946-1980
297.35%