worst performing stock in the 70s

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

ASSETDECADE% RETURN
Clorox (CLX)
1970s
-76.46%
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
1970s
-69.57%
Bank of America (BAC)
1970s
-63.18%
InnSuites Hospitality Trust (IHT)
1970s
-52.3%
OGE Energy (OGE)
1970s
-47.9%
NiSource (NI)
1970s
-43.88%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
1970s
-42.01%
American Express (AXP)
1970s
-40.25%
EnergySolutions (ES)
1970s
-40.17%
Ecolab (ECL)
1970s
-39.38%
Evergy (EVRG)
1970s
-32.2%
Nextera Energy (NEE)
1970s
-30.78%
Xerox (XRX)
1970s
-29.72%
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
1970s
-29.57%
McCormick (MKC)
1970s
-29.1%
IDACORP (IDA)
1970s
-28.84%
Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR)
1970s
-28.78%
Cummins (CMI)
1970s
-25.56%
Skyline (SKY)
1970s
-21.85%
Pinnacle West Capital (PNW)
1970s
-20.99%
Stepan (SCL)
1970s
-20.21%
TXNM Energy (TXNM)
1970s
-17.81%
Southwest Gas (SWX)
1970s
-16.67%
Unisys (UIS)
1970s
-15.9%
GATX (GATX)
1970s
-13.68%