best performing stocks in the 1970

Altria (MO) had the highest return in 1970 by a US stock, returning 41.4%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Altria (MO)
1970
41.38%
Kroger (KR)
1970
37.83%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1970
25.38%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1970
19.78%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1970
18.83%
Chevron (CVX)
1970
13.6%
DTE Energy (DTE)
1970
12.38%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1970
10.85%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970
9.09%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970
8.66%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1970
5.53%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1970
4.5%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1970
0.8%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1970
-4.48%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1970
-4.98%
3M (MMM)
1970
-8.27%
Merck (MRK)
1970
-10.56%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1970
-11.7%
Xerox (XRX)
1970
-17.71%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1970
-19.4%
General Dynamics (GD)
1970
-31.24%
HP (HPQ)
1970
-41.25%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1970
-48.23%
Boeing (BA)
1970
-48.33%