best large cap stock between dec 1996 and oct 1998

FirstEnergy (FE) had the highest return between December 1, 1996 and October 31, 1998 by a large-cap US stock, returning 3,000,966.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
FirstEnergy (FE)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
3,000,966.67%
Amazon (AMZN)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
764.32%
Best Buy (BBY)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
652.98%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
370.04%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
323.08%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
263.23%
Nokia (NOK)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
239.68%
NVR (NVR)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
235.8%
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (VOD)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
232.25%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
221.57%
Heico (HEI)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
210.55%
NetApp (NTAP)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
208.45%
Comcast (CMCSA)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
196.62%
ResMed (RMD)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
187.34%
Capital One Financial (COF)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
183.76%
McKesson (MCK)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
179.7%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
173.63%
Walmart (WMT)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
173.33%
Ford Motor (F)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
169.48%
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
168.89%
US Bancorp (USB)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
166.67%
Pilgrims Pride (PPC)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
166.14%
Waters (WAT)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
164.52%
Telefonica SA ADR (TEF)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
164.24%
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP)
12/1/1996 - 10/31/1998
162.8%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.