djia worst performance in a year from 1960 to 1983

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) had the worst year between 1960 and 1983 by a US stock in 1980, returning -100%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Commerce Bancshares (CBSH)
1980
-100%
Helmerich and Payne (HP)
1980
-100%
Brunswick (BC)
1981
-84.98%
Kirby (KEX)
1982
-71.1%
US Energy (USEG)
1981
-70.91%
Clorox (CLX)
1973
-69.21%
Mattel (MAT)
1983
-68.25%
Quanex Building Products (NX)
1982
-66.05%
VSE (VSEC)
1983
-64.71%
Biomerica (BMRA)
1981
-64.71%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1981
-62.93%
Pitney Bowes (PBI)
1973
-62.6%
Walmart (WMT)
1973
-61.16%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1973
-60.21%
CVS Health (CVS)
1973
-58.16%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1974
-57.3%
Xerox (XRX)
1974
-57.12%
CMS Energy (CMS)
1974
-57.07%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1974
-56.79%
Fonar (FONR)
1983
-56.57%
Amgen (AMGN)
1983
-56.08%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1974
-54.77%
US Energy (USEG)
1980
-53.04%
NL Industries (NL)
1982
-53.03%
Terex (TEX)
1980
-52.63%