best performing stocks from 1966 to 1979

BP PLC ADR (BP) had the highest return between 1966 and 1979 by a US stock, returning 652.1%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1966-1979
652.06%
HP (HPQ)
1966-1979
619.12%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1966-1979
604.76%
Apogee Enterprises (APOG)
1966-1979
561.68%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1966-1979
560.36%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1966-1979
505.56%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)
1966-1979
411.63%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1966-1979
313.1%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1966-1979
307.14%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1966-1979
257.93%
Kennametal (KMT)
1966-1979
251.21%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1966-1979
232.39%
Revvity (RVTY)
1966-1979
231.35%
Deere (DE)
1966-1979
230.77%
Boeing (BA)
1966-1979
201.59%
Park Ohio (PKOH)
1966-1979
201.33%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1966-1979
193.28%
Halliburton (HAL)
1966-1979
191.41%
Avnet (AVT)
1966-1979
190.14%
Graham (GHC)
1966-1979
189.65%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1966-1979
179.04%
General Dynamics (GD)
1966-1979
176.38%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1966-1979
176.07%
Carpenter Technology (CRS)
1966-1979
172.72%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1966-1979
155.51%