best performing stocks in 1970-1974 in the sandp 500

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1970 and 1974 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 107.3%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1970-1974
107.27%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1970-1974
64.82%
Deere (DE)
1970-1974
46.08%
Halliburton (HAL)
1970-1974
43.07%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1970-1974
34.86%
HP (HPQ)
1970-1974
32.5%
Merck (MRK)
1970-1974
27.47%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1970-1974
26.08%
Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
1970-1974
24.82%
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
1970-1974
24.53%
Chevron (CVX)
1970-1974
13.69%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1970-1974
10.09%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1970-1974
8.67%
Kellanova (K)
1970-1974
6.19%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
1970-1974
5.61%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1970-1974
5.5%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1970-1974
0%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1970-1974
-0.72%
International Paper (IP)
1970-1974
-2.62%
3M (MMM)
1970-1974
-9.11%
PG&E (PCG)
1970-1974
-12.65%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1970-1974
-12.93%
Campbell’s (CPB)
1970-1974
-13.6%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1970-1974
-13.97%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1970-1974
-14.04%