Charles B. Carlson, CFA
The list below ranks the Dow stocks on 12-month percentage price change, from the worst performer to the best. The 10 worst-performing Dow stocks over the last 12 months are highlighted. My Worst-To-First Strategies focus on creating portfolios from the 10 worst performers over the last 12 months (1-stock, 3-stock, 5-stock, or 10-stock portfolios). For example, if you want a 3-stock portfolio, buy the first three stocks in the list and hold for 12 months.

12-MONTH % PRICE CHANGE (Data as of: 5/9/2024)
Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price Change12Mo % Price Change
Walgreens Boots AllianceWBA17.25-33.9-45.4
NIKENKE93.39-14.0-24.4
BoeingBA181.25-30.5-9.8
McDonald'sMCD267.95-9.6-9.7
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ149.85-4.4-7.3
3MMMM97.33-11.0-3.5
Coca-ColaKO62.886.7-1.0
IntelINTC30.09-40.10.4
HoneywellHON200.63-4.31.7
Cisco SystemsCSCO47.79-5.42.3
UnitedHealthUNH507.03-3.73.5
DisneyDIS105.8017.24.6
ChevronCVX165.4510.95.3
Verizon CommunicationsVZ39.795.55.7
AppleAAPL184.57-4.16.3
Procter & GamblePG166.0413.37.8
MerckMRK130.2319.510.5
DowDOW59.458.411.2
WalmartWMT60.4415.018.9
TravelersTRV219.4215.219.8
Home DepotHD347.440.320.2
VisaV278.547.020.4
MicrosoftMSFT412.329.632.0
AmgenAMGN312.868.633.6
Salesforce.comCRM275.174.634.3
IBMIBM166.271.736.3
Goldman SachsGS455.5618.141.2
J.P. Morgan ChaseJPM197.5016.144.7
American ExpressAXP239.1427.760.8
CaterpillarCAT351.7819.065.0