based on monthly returns between 1973-1974, best 20 sandp stocks

Walmart (WMT) had the best month between 1973 and 1974 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC) in July 1973, returning 58.5%.

ASSET MONTH % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
July 1973
58.49%
American International (AIG)
October 1974
56.36%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
October 1974
50.34%
American Express (AXP)
October 1974
48.69%
Ecolab (ECL)
October 1974
47.54%
Deere (DE)
October 1974
45.29%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
October 1974
44.9%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
October 1974
44.7%
McDonald’s (MCD)
October 1974
42.71%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
January 1974
40.69%
Ball (BALL)
January 1974
39.74%
Pfizer (PFE)
October 1974
39.62%
Walmart (WMT)
January 1974
39.58%
Revvity (RVTY)
October 1974
37.99%
Halliburton (HAL)
October 1974
37.27%
General Dynamics (GD)
July 1973
36.43%
PepsiCo (PEP)
October 1974
35.75%
Bank of America (BAC)
October 1974
33.89%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
July 1974
33.82%
WW Grainger (GWW)
July 1973
33.63%
Emerson Electric (EMR)
October 1974
33.34%
Revvity (RVTY)
November 1974
32.52%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
October 1974
32.25%
Merck (MRK)
October 1974
31.37%
Clorox (CLX)
July 1974
30.76%