best, quickest performing stocks in the sandp 1980

Western Digital (WDC) had the highest return in 1980 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 229.2%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Western Digital (WDC)
1980
229.18%
Lennar (LEN)
1980
199.98%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1980
169.58%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1980
143.08%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
1980
134.81%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1980
120.37%
Union Pacific (UNP)
1980
119.89%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1980
116.95%
EQT (EQT)
1980
110.4%
Humana (HUM)
1980
106.91%
Halliburton (HAL)
1980
100.13%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1980
93.7%
Walmart (WMT)
1980
82.93%
Nucor (NUE)
1980
82.67%
Dover (DOV)
1980
78.66%
Revvity (RVTY)
1980
78.51%
Sysco (SYY)
1980
78.13%
Chevron (CVX)
1980
76.49%
Altria (MO)
1980
75%
APA (APA)
1980
67.31%
Rollins (ROL)
1980
64.5%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1980
59.23%
Becton Dickinson and (BDX)
1980
57.14%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980
55.56%
HP (HPQ)
1980
52.57%