best performing stocks in the dow 1950 to 1980

Walt Disney (DIS) had the highest return between 1950 and 1980 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 1,033.1%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Walt Disney (DIS)
1950-1980
1,033.06%
Boeing (BA)
1950-1980
951.41%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1950-1980
830.41%
Merck (MRK)
1950-1980
622.21%
Chevron (CVX)
1950-1980
461.75%
Walmart (WMT)
1950-1980
296.49%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1950-1980
272.68%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1950-1980
205.65%
3M (MMM)
1950-1980
136.9%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1950-1980
104.05%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1950-1980
55.56%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1950-1980
23.4%
Apple (AAPL)
1950-1980
18.74%