best performing stocks from 1950 to 1983

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1950 and 1983 by a US stock, returning 10,997.6%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1950-1983
10,997.62%
Hasbro (HAS)
1950-1983
8,273.68%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1950-1983
2,388.21%
HP (HPQ)
1950-1983
2,076.81%
Walmart (WMT)
1950-1983
1,977.19%
Home Depot (HD)
1950-1983
1,834.15%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)
1950-1983
1,692.07%
Apogee Enterprises (APOG)
1950-1983
1,688.28%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1950-1983
1,568.35%
Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP)
1950-1983
1,354.68%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1950-1983
1,322.71%
FedEx (FDX)
1950-1983
1,118.13%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1950-1983
1,115.19%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1950-1983
1,113.44%
Boeing (BA)
1950-1983
1,109.89%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1950-1983
1,098.09%
Frequency Electronics (FEIM)
1950-1983
1,076.87%
Avnet (AVT)
1950-1983
1,074.74%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1950-1983
1,058.71%
General Dynamics (GD)
1950-1983
1,030.18%
NewtekOne (NEWT)
1950-1983
940.01%
Graham (GHC)
1950-1983
910.32%
Transcat (TRNS)
1950-1983
800%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1950-1983
789.09%
Revvity (RVTY)
1950-1983
788.38%