best performing mid-cap stocks of 1981

H B Fuller (FUL) had the highest return in 1981 by a mid-cap US stock, returning 100%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
H B Fuller (FUL)
1981
100%
Kirby (KEX)
1981
93.75%
Dillard's (DDS)
1981
76.13%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1981
65.75%
Alaska Air (ALK)
1981
60.79%
VF (VFC)
1981
50.22%
Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR)
1981
45.7%
PVH (PVH)
1981
44.81%
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
1981
39.61%
Graham (GHC)
1981
38.67%
Sonoco Products (SON)
1981
37.6%
Flowers Foods (FLO)
1981
36.36%
Teleflex (TFX)
1981
33.9%
SPX (SPXC)
1981
33%
ABM Industries (ABM)
1981
31.2%
Whirlpool (WHR)
1981
30.97%
Sensient Technologies (SXT)
1981
29.46%
H&R Block (HRB)
1981
29.44%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1981
26.52%
Gap (GAP)
1981
24.92%
Commerce Bancshares (CBSH)
1981
23.34%
Seaboard (SEB)
1981
23.17%
Newell Brands (NWL)
1981
20.87%
California Water Service (CWT)
1981
20.33%
TXNM Energy (TXNM)
1981
20.26%
Mid-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $2B and $10B.