the best performing stocks each year from 1970 to 1975

Target (TGT) had the best year between 1970 and 1975 by a US stock in 1975, returning 262.2%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Target (TGT)
1975
262.2%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1975
244.43%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1975
200%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1975
197.72%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
1975
189.05%
CVS Health (CVS)
1975
182.33%
Walmart (WMT)
1975
181.82%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1971
144.07%
Avnet (AVT)
1975
138.23%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1975
132%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1975
120.86%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1975
116.74%
John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
1975
115.3%
CNA Financial (CNA)
1975
108.72%
Olin (OLN)
1975
106%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1975
103.44%
HP (HPQ)
1972
101.39%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1972
101.39%
Apogee Enterprises (APOG)
1975
100%
Chemed (CHE)
1975
100%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1975
96.46%
General Dynamics (GD)
1975
95.42%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1971
94.52%
CMS Energy (CMS)
1975
92.4%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1975
90.24%