best performing stocks in the sandp 1971-1972

McDonald’s (MCD) had the highest return between 1971 and 1972 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 395%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
McDonald’s (MCD)
1971-1972
395%
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
128.98%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1971-1972
99.97%
Merck (MRK)
1971-1972
89.76%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1971-1972
81.74%
3M (MMM)
1971-1972
79.45%
Boeing (BA)
1971-1972
77.89%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1971-1972
62.37%
Chevron (CVX)
1971-1972
61.21%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1971-1972
47.08%
Deere (DE)
1971-1972
46.05%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1971-1972
45.39%
Halliburton (HAL)
1971-1972
44.11%
General Dynamics (GD)
1971-1972
36.2%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1971-1972
30.86%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1971-1972
24.29%
Ford Motor (F)
1971-1972
22.74%
PG&E (PCG)
1971-1972
21.24%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1971-1972
19.62%
International Paper (IP)
1971-1972
19.34%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1971-1972
18.74%
CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
1971-1972
18.15%