best performing stocks from 1960 to 1982

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1960 and 1982 by a US stock, returning 5,920.9%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1960-1982
5,920.93%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1960-1982
1,773.92%
HP (HPQ)
1960-1982
1,767.29%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1960-1982
1,328.95%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1960-1982
1,320.45%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1960-1982
1,303.53%
Walmart (WMT)
1960-1982
1,230.7%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1960-1982
1,205.97%
CACI International (CACI)
1960-1982
1,113.59%
Boeing (BA)
1960-1982
804.09%
Home Depot (HD)
1960-1982
799.4%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1960-1982
691.58%
Merck (MRK)
1960-1982
675.13%
Sysco (SYY)
1960-1982
667.87%
Revvity (RVTY)
1960-1982
666.07%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1960-1982
665.14%
Graham (GHC)
1960-1982
662.06%
Avnet (AVT)
1960-1982
659.48%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1960-1982
638.05%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1960-1982
586.64%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1960-1982
563.85%
Allient (ALNT)
1960-1982
522.8%
General Dynamics (GD)
1960-1982
512.81%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1960-1982
494.69%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1960-1982
484.54%