best performing stocks in the sandp 1978 to 1984

Walmart (WMT) had the highest return between 1978 and 1984 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,507.6%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
1978-1984
1,507.59%
Home Depot (HD)
1978-1984
1,198.25%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1978-1984
1,147.1%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1978-1984
789.66%
General Dynamics (GD)
1978-1984
767.42%
Altria (MO)
1978-1984
650%
Sysco (SYY)
1978-1984
648.98%
Revvity (RVTY)
1978-1984
627.75%
Boeing (BA)
1978-1984
477.78%
ConAgra Foods (CAG)
1978-1984
386.61%
Ball (BALL)
1978-1984
376.92%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
1978-1984
366.82%
Kroger (KR)
1978-1984
311.58%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
1978-1984
310.88%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1978-1984
305.7%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
1978-1984
300.45%
Avery Dennison (AVY)
1978-1984
293.86%
Pfizer (PFE)
1978-1984
293.16%
HP (HPQ)
1978-1984
286.1%
Western Digital (WDC)
1978-1984
283.34%
Hershey (HSY)
1978-1984
281.46%
McDonald’s (MCD)
1978-1984
266.51%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
1978-1984
262.15%
Edison International (EIX)
1978-1984
245.97%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1978-1984
240.55%