best returning stock 1979

Spectrum Brands (SPB) had the highest return in 1979 by a US stock, returning 168.3%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
168.25%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
119.08%
Ducommun (DCO)
1979
118.91%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
108.88%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.18%
NACCO Industries (NC)
1979
91.23%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.93%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979
71.48%
Avnet (AVT)
1979
64.81%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1979
60.93%
Matson (MATX)
1979
52.66%
Walmart (WMT)
1979
47.59%
Pitney Bowes (PBI)
1979
36.9%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1979
35.65%
HP (HPQ)
1979
32.4%
Halliburton (HAL)
1979
32.16%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1979
31.73%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1979
29.45%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1979
28.31%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1979
27.5%
Danaher (DHR)
1979
27.48%
Sysco (SYY)
1979
26.62%
Pfizer (PFE)
1979
23.57%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
1979
22.02%
Alcoa (AA)
1979
21.39%