best performing sandp stocks in 1973-74

Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) had the highest return between 1973 and 1974 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 24.8%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1973-1974
24.83%
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
1973-1974
13.79%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1973-1974
12.37%
Kellanova (K)
1973-1974
6.18%
Deere (DE)
1973-1974
0.02%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1973-1974
0%
Halliburton (HAL)
1973-1974
-0.9%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1973-1974
-12.42%
International Paper (IP)
1973-1974
-14.63%
Revvity (RVTY)
1973-1974
-15.25%
US Bancorp (USB)
1973-1974
-15.53%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1973-1974
-16.67%
Edison International (EIX)
1973-1974
-18.87%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
1973-1974
-20.78%
Pfizer (PFE)
1973-1974
-21.15%
Kroger (KR)
1973-1974
-21.5%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1973-1974
-22.81%
Merck (MRK)
1973-1974
-23.33%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1973-1974
-24.13%
Becton Dickinson and (BDX)
1973-1974
-25.22%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1973-1974
-26.09%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1973-1974
-26.15%
General Dynamics (GD)
1973-1974
-27.03%
PG&E (PCG)
1973-1974
-27.95%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
1973-1974
-28.01%