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: 12/1/2024)
Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price Change12Mo % Price Change
Walgreens Boots AllianceWBA9.02-65.5-56.6
IntelINTC24.05-52.1-45.0
BoeingBA155.44-40.4-33.5
NIKENKE78.77-27.4-30.6
DowDOW44.21-19.4-15.5
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ155.01-1.1-2.1
MerckMRK101.64-6.8-1.8
McDonald'sMCD296.01-0.23.5
AmgenAMGN282.87-1.83.8
Coca-ColaKO64.088.79.3
UnitedHealthUNH610.2015.911.5
ChevronCVX161.938.611.8
MicrosoftMSFT423.4612.613.1
Verizon CommunicationsVZ44.3417.614.9
Procter & GamblePG179.2622.317.4
HoneywellHON232.9311.117.8
Cisco SystemsCSCO59.2117.222.2
VisaV315.0821.022.9
AppleAAPL237.3323.324.1
DisneyDIS117.4730.126.9
Salesforce.comCRM329.9925.426.9
3MMMM133.5322.133.7
Home DepotHD429.1323.834.3
IBMIBM227.4139.041.6
TravelersTRV266.0439.746.2
CaterpillarCAT406.1137.458.2
J.P. Morgan ChaseJPM249.7246.859.2
Goldman SachsGS608.5757.874.7
American ExpressAXP304.6862.675.3
WalmartWMT92.5076.079.8