biggest stock return in 1976

Pentair (PNR) had the highest return in 1976 by a US stock, returning 147%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Pentair (PNR)
1976
147.04%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1976
124.94%
Boeing (BA)
1976
90.04%
Avnet (AVT)
1976
74.08%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1976
73.95%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1976
60%
Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR)
1976
57.48%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1976
53%
Alcoa (AA)
1976
52.2%
CVS Health (CVS)
1976
51.76%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1976
49.53%
Chevron (CVX)
1976
48.19%
Eaton (ETN)
1976
47.69%
Ford Motor (F)
1976
46.94%
General Dynamics (GD)
1976
43.34%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1976
43.09%
Nordstrom (JWN)
1976
40%
Kroger (KR)
1976
39.67%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1976
39.32%
Badger Meter (BMI)
1976
39.29%
Chemed (CHE)
1976
38.89%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1976
37.47%
New York Times (NYT)
1976
36.86%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1976
35.51%
Textron (TXT)
1976
34.97%