best performing stocks in the sandp from 1980 to 1982

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1980 and 1982 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,396.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980-1982
1,396.53%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1980-1982
1,205.97%
Home Depot (HD)
1980-1982
799.4%
Walmart (WMT)
1980-1982
516.67%
Sysco (SYY)
1980-1982
435.25%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1980-1982
356.54%
State Street (STT)
1980-1982
355.7%
Lennar (LEN)
1980-1982
272.91%
Progressive (PGR)
1980-1982
254.22%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1980-1982
231.78%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1980-1982
222.92%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1980-1982
193.84%
Equifax (EFX)
1980-1982
190.4%
Hershey (HSY)
1980-1982
178.42%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1980-1982
165.24%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1980-1982
161.1%
Target (TGT)
1980-1982
160.14%
Masco (MAS)
1980-1982
159.43%
CVS Health (CVS)
1980-1982
157.28%
HP (HPQ)
1980-1982
151.34%
Kroger (KR)
1980-1982
147.75%
Ball (BALL)
1980-1982
146.16%
American Express (AXP)
1980-1982
144.67%
Clorox (CLX)
1980-1982
141.44%
Loews (L)
1980-1982
137.2%