best performing stocks in the sandp 1971 to 1974

HP (HPQ) had the highest return between 1971 and 1974 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 125.5%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
HP (HPQ)
1971-1974
125.48%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1971-1974
89.83%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1971-1974
51.74%
Deere (DE)
1971-1974
46.1%
Merck (MRK)
1971-1974
45.44%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1971-1974
44.92%
Halliburton (HAL)
1971-1974
43.07%
Honeywell International (HON)
1971-1974
40.08%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1971-1974
31.03%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1971-1974
26.08%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MRSH)
1971-1974
24.82%
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
1971-1974
24.53%
Boeing (BA)
1971-1974
19.49%
International Paper (IP)
1971-1974
19.12%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1971-1974
8.91%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1971-1974
8.67%
General Dynamics (GD)
1971-1974
1.33%
Chevron (CVX)
1971-1974
0.33%
3M (MMM)
1971-1974
-0.15%
PG&E (PCG)
1971-1974
-12.65%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1971-1974
-12.91%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1971-1974
-13.96%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1971-1974
-14.05%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1971-1974
-14.69%
Revvity (RVTY)
1971-1974
-15.25%