best performing sandp 500 stocks 1979-1984

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1979 and 1984 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 4,357.7%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1979-1984
4,357.69%
Walmart (WMT)
1979-1984
1,300.6%
Home Depot (HD)
1979-1984
1,197.02%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1979-1984
1,147.01%
State Street (STT)
1979-1984
662.7%
Altria (MO)
1979-1984
625%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979-1984
584.35%
Teradyne (TER)
1979-1984
530.23%
Sysco (SYY)
1979-1984
453.79%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1979-1984
431.79%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979-1984
399.15%
Progressive (PGR)
1979-1984
395.58%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1979-1984
386.61%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1979-1984
365.46%
Western Digital (WDC)
1979-1984
359.98%
Comcast (CMCSA)
1979-1984
352.65%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979-1984
349.3%
Loews (L)
1979-1984
333.93%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
1979-1984
326.63%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1979-1984
310.92%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1979-1984
305.61%
Ball (BALL)
1979-1984
300%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
1979-1984
299.98%
Hershey (HSY)
1979-1984
281.52%
Target (TGT)
1979-1984
279.42%