best performing stocks from 1970 to 1973

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1970 and 1973 by a US stock, returning 303.6%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1973
303.64%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1970-1973
108.54%
Halliburton (HAL)
1970-1973
99.92%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1970-1973
88%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1973
82.15%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1970-1973
80.65%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1970-1973
80.28%
HP (HPQ)
1970-1973
77.83%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1970-1973
73.28%
Chevron (CVX)
1970-1973
66.22%
Deere (DE)
1970-1973
65.8%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970-1973
62.44%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1970-1973
53.37%
Merck (MRK)
1970-1973
52.82%
3M (MMM)
1970-1973
50.69%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1970-1973
50.29%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1970-1973
48.96%
International Paper (IP)
1970-1973
41.33%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1970-1973
41.07%
GATX (GATX)
1970-1973
40.93%
Carpenter Technology (CRS)
1970-1973
36.35%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1970-1973
33.84%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1970-1973
29.46%
Kennametal (KMT)
1970-1973
26.32%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1970-1973
22.69%