worst performing dow jones stocks in 1981

Boeing (BA) had the lowest return in 1981 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning -46.6%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Boeing (BA)
1981
-46.61%
Apple (AAPL)
1981
-35.87%
Chevron (CVX)
1981
-13.71%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1981
-11.06%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1981
-4.31%
3M (MMM)
1981
-2.38%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1981
1.44%
Merck (MRK)
1981
3.06%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1981
10.89%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1981
11.8%
American Express (AXP)
1981
13.34%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1981
23.13%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1981
23.95%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1981
27.86%
Nike (NKE)
1981
30.3%
Walmart (WMT)
1981
41.1%
Home Depot (HD)
1981
66.67%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1981
166.85%