best performing stocks by year 1970-73

McDonald’s (MCD) had the best year between 1970 and 1973 by a US stock in 1971, returning 146.7%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1971
146.67%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1972
102.04%
HP (HPQ)
1972
101.33%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1971
94.55%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1973
80.65%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1973
73.28%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1971
72.82%
Walt Disney (DIS)
1972
72.19%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1973
70.54%
HP (HPQ)
1971
60.43%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1971
59.29%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1972
58.51%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1972
54.15%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1971
47.5%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1972
47.08%
Deere (DE)
1972
46.05%
Xerox (XRX)
1971
45.87%
Merck (MRK)
1972
45.4%
Chevron (CVX)
1972
45.35%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1972
44.46%
Halliburton (HAL)
1972
44.11%
GATX (GATX)
1973
40.93%
3M (MMM)
1971
39.7%
Halliburton (HAL)
1973
38.47%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1971
38.43%