best performing stocks of the 1970 to 1980

Trinity Industries (TRN) had the highest return between 1970 and 1980 by a US stock, returning 1,312.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1970-1980
1,312.3%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1970-1980
965.23%
Boeing (BA)
1970-1980
851.23%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1970-1980
809.23%
General Dynamics (GD)
1970-1980
685.01%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1970-1980
634.49%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1970-1980
622.15%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1980
547.27%
Altria (MO)
1970-1980
523.45%
Revvity (RVTY)
1970-1980
491.49%
Halliburton (HAL)
1970-1980
481.5%
Chevron (CVX)
1970-1980
479.38%
Avnet (AVT)
1970-1980
474.69%
Kennametal (KMT)
1970-1980
443.53%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1970-1980
443.52%
Western Digital (WDC)
1970-1980
338.91%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1970-1980
325.19%
Deere (DE)
1970-1980
322.47%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1970-1980
307.12%
HP (HPQ)
1970-1980
307.08%
Walmart (WMT)
1970-1980
294.74%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1970-1980
274.2%
Rand Capital (RAND)
1970-1980
266.67%
Carpenter Technology (CRS)
1970-1980
262.47%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1970-1980
260%