best performing stocks large cap stocks 1980

Carlisle Companies (CSL) had the highest return in 1980 by a large-cap US stock or large-cap US stock, returning 246.4%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1980
246.36%
CACI International (CACI)
1980
165.9%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1980
143.03%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
1980
134.78%
Sony (SONY)
1980
133.96%
Stryker (SYK)
1980
130.12%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1980
116.85%
American Financial (AFG)
1980
109.59%
Humana (HUM)
1980
106.91%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980
106.43%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1980
103.17%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1980
93.68%
Nucor (NUE)
1980
82.66%
Gap (GAP)
1980
79.89%
Revvity (RVTY)
1980
78.52%
Sysco (SYY)
1980
78.07%
Chevron (CVX)
1980
76.5%
Altria (MO)
1980
75%
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)
1980
73%
State Street (STT)
1980
70.19%
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
1980
69.48%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1980
67.85%
Rollins (ROL)
1980
64.12%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1980
62.98%
Heico (HEI)
1980
60.4%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.