best performing stocks in may 1972

HP (HPQ) had the highest return in May 1972 by a US stock, returning 20.3%.

ASSET MONTH % RETURN
HP (HPQ)
May 1972
20.25%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
May 1972
11.19%
Walt Disney (DIS)
May 1972
10.93%
McDonald’s (MCD)
May 1972
10.14%
Xerox (XRX)
May 1972
9.97%
3M (MMM)
May 1972
9.13%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
May 1972
7.93%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
May 1972
7.75%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
May 1972
7.64%
Chevron (CVX)
May 1972
6.26%
International Business Machines (IBM)
May 1972
3.41%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
May 1972
2.58%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
May 1972
1.93%
Coca-Cola (KO)
May 1972
1.93%
GE Aerospace (GE)
May 1972
1.66%
Boeing (BA)
May 1972
1.14%
Merck (MRK)
May 1972
1.03%
International Paper (IP)
May 1972
1.02%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
May 1972
0%
DTE Energy (DTE)
May 1972
-0.62%
American Electric Power (AEP)
May 1972
-1.2%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
May 1972
-4.93%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
May 1972
-5.05%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
May 1972
-5.34%
General Dynamics (GD)
May 1972
-6.89%