Southwest Airlines (LUV) had the best month in the 1970s by a large-cap US stock in June 1972, returning 100%.
| ASSET | MONTH | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | June 1972 | 100% |
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | April 1973 | 100% |
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | September 1973 | 100% |
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | January 1974 | 100% |
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | April 1974 | 100% |
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | March 1975 | 100% |
Lockheed Martin (LMT) | May 1975 | 77.67% |
Teradyne (TER) | January 1975 | 68.75% |
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | February 1976 | 61.54% |
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | February 1977 | 59.26% |
CVS Health (CVS) | January 1975 | 56.97% |
American International (AIG) | October 1974 | 56.36% |
Pentair (PNR) | February 1976 | 55.82% |
Western Digital (WDC) | January 1979 | 53.31% |
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) | October 1974 | 50.28% |
Western Digital (WDC) | March 1979 | 50.01% |
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | October 1975 | 50% |
Lockheed Martin (LMT) | July 1978 | 48.24% |
Teradyne (TER) | November 1979 | 45.71% |
Deere (DE) | October 1974 | 45.32% |
Consolidated Edison (ED) | January 1975 | 45.1% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) | October 1974 | 44.88% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | October 1974 | 44.54% |
Sysco (SYY) | January 1975 | 43.93% |
CVS Health (CVS) | March 1975 | 43.8% |
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.
