best performing stocks of the 1972 through 1980

Trinity Industries (TRN) had the highest return between 1972 and 1980 by a US stock, returning 1,312.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1972-1980
1,312.3%
Boeing (BA)
1972-1980
1,250.62%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
1972-1980
1,195.24%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1972-1980
965.23%
General Dynamics (GD)
1972-1980
840.18%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1972-1980
768.57%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1972-1980
634.49%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1972-1980
622.15%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1972-1980
552.32%
Revvity (RVTY)
1972-1980
491.49%
Halliburton (HAL)
1972-1980
481.5%
Avnet (AVT)
1972-1980
474.69%
Kennametal (KMT)
1972-1980
443.53%
Chevron (CVX)
1972-1980
360.99%
Western Digital (WDC)
1972-1980
338.91%
HP (HPQ)
1972-1980
331.92%
Deere (DE)
1972-1980
327.43%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1972-1980
325.19%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1972-1980
307.12%
Walmart (WMT)
1972-1980
294.74%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1972-1980
274.2%
Rand Capital (RAND)
1972-1980
266.67%
Carpenter Technology (CRS)
1972-1980
262.47%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1972-1980
260%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1972-1980
259.27%