best performing stocks 1971-1972

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1971 and 1972 by a US stock, returning 391.7%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1971-1972
391.67%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1971-1972
234.99%
HP (HPQ)
1971-1972
222.98%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1971-1972
145.55%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1971-1972
128.99%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1971-1972
99.95%
Merck (MRK)
1971-1972
89.76%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1971-1972
81.72%
3M (MMM)
1971-1972
79.42%
Boeing (BA)
1971-1972
77.89%
Xerox (XRX)
1971-1972
74.8%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1971-1972
62.37%
Chevron (CVX)
1971-1972
61.21%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1971-1972
47.03%
Deere (DE)
1971-1972
46.05%
Halliburton (HAL)
1971-1972
44.12%
General Dynamics (GD)
1971-1972
33.63%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1971-1972
30.86%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1971-1972
27.83%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1971-1972
24.29%
Ford Motor (F)
1971-1972
22.7%
PG&E (PCG)
1971-1972
21.24%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1971-1972
19.28%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1971-1972
18.76%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1971-1972
18.15%