best performing stocks in the sandp 500 in 1963

Merck (MRK) had the highest return in 1963 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 41%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Merck (MRK)
1963
41.03%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1963
40.08%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1963
38.82%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1963
35.67%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1963
29.99%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1963
28.47%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1963
27.73%
3M (MMM)
1963
21.94%
Kroger (KR)
1963
19.34%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1963
13.52%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1963
13.33%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1963
12.57%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1963
12.12%
DTE Energy (DTE)
1963
3.56%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1963
0.76%
Boeing (BA)
1963
-3.39%
Chevron (CVX)
1963
-5.56%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1963
-12.04%
General Dynamics (GD)
1963
-16.25%
HP (HPQ)
1963
-20.64%