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%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
H B Fuller (FUL)
1981
100%
Jefferies Financial (JEF)
1981
94.63%
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
50.3%
Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR)
1981
45.7%
PVH (PVH)
1981
44.84%
Zions Bancorporation (ZION)
1981
39.19%
Astronics (ATRO)
1981
38.99%
Graham (GHC)
1981
38.67%
Sonoco Products (SON)
1981
37.59%
Patrick Industries (PATK)
1981
35.71%
Teleflex (TFX)
1981
33.9%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1981
33.85%
ABM Industries (ABM)
1981
31.18%
H&R Block (HRB)
1981
29.33%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1981
26.52%
Marzetti (MZTI)
1981
25.76%
H2O America (HTO)
1981
25.56%
Gap (GAP)
1981
24.92%
John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
1981
24.42%
Commerce Bancshares (CBSH)
1981
23.32%
Seaboard (SEB)
1981
23.17%
Mid-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $2B and $10B.