highest stock return in 1980

Rand Capital (RAND) had the highest return in 1980 by a US stock, returning 266.7%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Rand Capital (RAND)
1980
266.67%
Lennar (LEN)
1980
199.98%
Newtek Business Services (NEWT)
1980
180%
CACI International (CACI)
1980
165.9%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1980
153.04%
Range Resources (RRC)
1980
150%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1980
142.96%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
1980
134.83%
Sony (SONY)
1980
133.89%
NL Industries (NL)
1980
131.44%
Union Pacific (UNP)
1980
119.89%
Kirby (KEX)
1980
119.05%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1980
116.91%
American Financial (AFG)
1980
109.57%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1980
103.08%
Halliburton (HAL)
1980
100.13%
Avnet (AVT)
1980
99.03%
Curtiss-Wright (CW)
1980
96.42%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1980
93.69%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1980
86.76%
Hess (HES)
1980
86.06%
Revvity (RVTY)
1980
85.14%
Intergroup (INTG)
1980
84.61%
Walmart (WMT)
1980
83.33%
Universal (UVV)
1980
81.13%