worst performing stock in the 70s

Clorox (CLX) had the lowest return in the 1970s by a US stock, returning -76.5%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Clorox (CLX)
1970s
-76.5%
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP)
1970s
-56.97%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
1970s
-56.3%
Griffon (GFF)
1970s
-52.94%
InnSuites Hospitality Trust (IHT)
1970s
-52.3%
NiSource (NI)
1970s
-43.88%
DTE Energy (DTE)
1970s
-42.44%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
1970s
-42.01%
Whirlpool (WHR)
1970s
-41.18%
EnergySolutions (ES)
1970s
-41.13%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1970s
-40.66%
American Express (AXP)
1970s
-40.26%
Ecolab (ECL)
1970s
-39.38%
CMS Energy (CMS)
1970s
-34.63%
Evergy (EVRG)
1970s
-32.2%
Nextera Energy (NEE)
1970s
-30.8%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT)
1970s
-29.04%
Xerox (XRX)
1970s
-28.87%
IDACORP (IDA)
1970s
-28.84%
Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR)
1970s
-28.78%
Cummins (CMI)
1970s
-25.97%
Pinnacle West Capital (PNW)
1970s
-20.99%
Stepan (SCL)
1970s
-20.19%
TXNM Energy (TXNM)
1970s
-17.81%
Emerson Electric (EMR)
1970s
-17.65%