Medtronic (MDT) had the highest return in 1979 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 116.5%.
| ASSET | YEAR | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Medtronic (MDT) | 1979 | 116.48% |
Teradyne (TER) | 1979 | 115.15% |
General Dynamics (GD) | 1979 | 95.18% |
Lockheed Martin (LMT) | 1979 | 76.91% |
Revvity (RVTY) | 1979 | 70% |
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT) | 1979 | 47.88% |
Snap-On (SNA) | 1979 | 47.26% |
Dupont De Nemours (DD) | 1979 | 35.64% |
McCormick (MKC) | 1979 | 34.5% |
HP (HPQ) | 1979 | 32.4% |
Halliburton (HAL) | 1979 | 32.16% |
Motorola Solutions (MSI) | 1979 | 31.73% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1979 | 29.45% |
Danaher (DHR) | 1979 | 27.55% |
Sysco (SYY) | 1979 | 26.68% |
Pfizer (PFE) | 1979 | 23.61% |
Travelers Companies (TRV) | 1979 | 22.56% |
Chevron (CVX) | 1979 | 20.26% |
Deere (DE) | 1979 | 18.1% |
Eaton (ETN) | 1979 | 17.83% |
American International (AIG) | 1979 | 17.82% |
Consolidated Edison (ED) | 1979 | 16.41% |
S&P Global (SPGI) | 1979 | 16.41% |
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) | 1979 | 15.41% |
WW Grainger (GWW) | 1979 | 15% |
