best performing large cap stocks 1978-1979

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) had the highest return between 1978 and 1979 by a large-cap US stock, returning 362.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1978-1979
362.49%
Medtronic (MDT)
1978-1979
262.89%
General Dynamics (GD)
1978-1979
239.22%
Boeing (BA)
1978-1979
177.57%
Revvity (RVTY)
1978-1979
175.36%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1978-1979
160.95%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1978-1979
130.01%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1978-1979
117.96%
CNA Financial (CNA)
1978-1979
103.17%
Snap-On (SNA)
1978-1979
97.25%
Teradyne (TER)
1978-1979
91.88%
Deere (DE)
1978-1979
73.27%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1978-1979
72.73%
Sysco (SYY)
1978-1979
71.69%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1978-1979
69.28%
Walmart (WMT)
1978-1979
68.28%
HP (HPQ)
1978-1979
64.4%
Pfizer (PFE)
1978-1979
55.29%
Kroger (KR)
1978-1979
51.35%
American International (AIG)
1978-1979
48.75%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1978-1979
47.57%
S&P Global (SPGI)
1978-1979
47.42%
Chevron (CVX)
1978-1979
45.03%
Merck (MRK)
1978-1979
39.16%
Halliburton (HAL)
1978-1979
37.14%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.