best performing large-cap stocks of 1980 q4

American Financial (AFG) had the highest return in Q4 1980 by a large-cap US stock, returning 50.7%.

ASSETQUARTER% RETURN
American Financial (AFG)
Q4 1980
50.74%
Arrow Electronics (ARW)
Q4 1980
42.24%
Union Pacific (UNP)
Q4 1980
41.91%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
Q4 1980
40.29%
Stryker (SYK)
Q4 1980
39.82%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
Q4 1980
38.84%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
Q4 1980
38.72%
Regal Beloit (RRX)
Q4 1980
37.76%
CACI International (CACI)
Q4 1980
36.05%
HF Sinclair (DINO)
Q4 1980
32.75%
Chevron (CVX)
Q4 1980
29.22%
Halliburton (HAL)
Q4 1980
27.47%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
Q4 1980
25.49%
General Dynamics (GD)
Q4 1980
25.49%
Jacobs Solutions (J)
Q4 1980
25.24%
McDonald’s (MCD)
Q4 1980
24.82%
Becton Dickinson and (BDX)
Q4 1980
24.42%
Dover (DOV)
Q4 1980
24.26%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
Q4 1980
23.86%
APA (APA)
Q4 1980
23.5%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Q4 1980
23.18%
Hasbro (HAS)
Q4 1980
23.08%
Analog Devices (ADI)
Q4 1980
21.04%
Walmart (WMT)
Q4 1980
20.59%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
Q4 1980
20.45%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.