best performing large-cap stocks in the year 1980

Carlisle Companies (CSL) had the best year in 1980 by a large-cap US stock in 1980, returning 246.4%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1980
246.44%
Western Digital (WDC)
1980
229.17%
Lennar (LEN)
1980
200.02%
CACI International (CACI)
1980
165.9%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1980
143.03%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
1980
134.8%
Sony (SONY)
1980
133.93%
Stryker (SYK)
1980
130.17%
Union Pacific (UNP)
1980
125.96%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1980
120.36%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1980
116.9%
American Financial (AFG)
1980
109.6%
Humana (HUM)
1980
106.91%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1980
105.78%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1980
103.21%
Halliburton (HAL)
1980
100.13%
Curtiss-Wright (CW)
1980
96.44%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1980
93.66%
Progressive (PGR)
1980
85.14%
Walmart (WMT)
1980
82.93%
Nucor (NUE)
1980
82.66%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1980
79.15%
Dover (DOV)
1980
78.65%
Sysco (SYY)
1980
78.13%
Chevron (CVX)
1980
76.5%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.