the best performing stocks each year from 1972 to 1974

HP (HPQ) had the best year between 1972 and 1974 by a US stock in 1972, returning 101.4%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
HP (HPQ)
1972
101.39%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1972
101.39%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1973
80.64%
Honeywell International (HON)
1973
73.63%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1973
73.52%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1972
72.19%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1973
70.45%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1972
54.15%
Skyline (SKY)
1974
48.87%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1972
47.09%
Deere (DE)
1972
46.06%
Chevron (CVX)
1972
45.39%
Merck (MRK)
1972
45.39%
Matson (MATX)
1974
45.09%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1972
44.47%
Halliburton (HAL)
1972
44.11%
Halliburton (HAL)
1973
38.47%
Alcoa (AA)
1973
38.15%
Carpenter Technology (CRS)
1973
36.36%
Boeing (BA)
1972
33.92%
Boeing (BA)
1974
33%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1972
32.98%
Ball (BALL)
1974
32.5%
International Paper (IP)
1973
28.85%
3M (MMM)
1972
28.45%