best performing stocks in the dow jones 1979

Honeywell International (HON) had the highest return in 1979 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 82.5%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Honeywell International (HON)
1979
82.52%
Walmart (WMT)
1979
47.59%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
1979
22.56%
Chevron (CVX)
1979
20.27%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1979
11.84%
Merck (MRK)
1979
10.05%
American Express (AXP)
1979
8.92%
Boeing (BA)
1979
8.22%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1979
7.51%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1979
-5.03%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1979
-9.47%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1979
-12.8%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1979
-16.74%
3M (MMM)
1979
-16.85%