biggest large cap increaseq3 1981

Viatris (VTRS) had the highest return in 1981 by a large-cap US stock, returning 104.6%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Viatris (VTRS)
1981
104.56%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981
59.29%
Sysco (SYY)
1981
47.33%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1981
45.73%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1981
41.96%
Walmart (WMT)
1981
41.14%
Honda Motor Co Ltd ADR (HMC)
1981
39.84%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1981
39.03%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1981
38.53%
Graco (GGG)
1981
36.76%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
1981
36.37%
Aon (AON)
1981
36.18%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1981
30.23%
Watsco (WSO.B)
1981
29.68%
American International (AIG)
1981
29.5%
Kroger (KR)
1981
28.04%
Exelon (EXC)
1981
25.83%
Ball (BALL)
1981
25.15%
Altria (MO)
1981
25%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1981
24.6%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1981
23.37%
WEC Energy (WEC)
1981
23.17%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1981
23.14%
Masco (MAS)
1981
22.82%
CSX (CSX)
1981
21.49%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.