The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 14,253.77 on Tuesday, 0.6 percent higher than its previous record close on Oct. 9, 2007. Here's a snapshot of how the 30 stocks within the benchmark index have performed since then.

Home Depot posted the biggest percentage jump over that time, and much of that has come in the last year on signs that the housing market is improving. IBM stock also climbed steadily along with its profits.

Home Depot, up 108.5 percent

IBM, up 74.6 percent

McDonald's, up 67 percent

Wal-Mart Stores, up 63.1 percent

Walt Disney, up 59.3 percent

Travelers, up 52.8 percent

Coca-Cola, up 33.7 percent

Chevron, up 27.1 percent

Johnson & Johnson, up 17.2 percent

Verizon Communications, up 12.4 percent

United Technologies, up 12.1 percent

UnitedHealth Group, up 10.3 percent

Pfizer, up 9.9 percent

Caterpillar, up 9.3 percent

3M, up 9.2 percent

Procter & Gamble, up 8.4 percent

JPMorgan Chase, up 4 percent

American Express, up 2.6 percent

DuPont, down 1.6 percent

Exxon Mobil, down 3.3 percent

Microsoft, down 5.8 percent

AT&T, down 12.8 percent

Intel, down 16.8 percent

Merck, down 19.4 percent

Boeing, down 22.5 percent

Cisco Systems, down 35.9 percent

General Electric, down 43.9 percent

Hewlett-Packard, down 61.2 percent

Bank of America, down 78 percent

Alcoa, down 79 percent

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-added to the Dow on Feb. 19, 2008, replacing Honeywell and Altria. -added to the Dow on June 8, 2009, replacing Citigroup and General Motors.

-added to the Dow on Sept. 24, 2012, replacing Kraft Foods.

Note: Kraft Foods was a member of the Dow from Sept. 22, 2008, when it replaced American International Group, until Sept. 24, 2012

Source: FactSet.