best large cap stock between mar 1996 and sep 1998

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between March 1, 1996 and September 30, 1998 by a large-cap US stock, returning 2,657,600%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
2,657,600%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
768.73%
Amazon (AMZN)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
663.08%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
507.35%
Best Buy (BBY)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
400.76%
ResMed (RMD)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
395.2%
Nokia (NOK)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
363.71%
Microsoft (MSFT)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
347.52%
Dycom Industries (DY)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
344.63%
Telefonica SA ADR (TEF)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
318.26%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
300.22%
Heico (HEI)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
296.15%
Capital One Financial (COF)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
293.84%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
276.09%
McKesson (MCK)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
262.64%
US Bancorp (USB)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
262.44%
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (VOD)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
242.7%
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria SA ADR (BBVA)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
239.6%
CVS Health (CVS)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
229.49%
Waters (WAT)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
228.71%
Pfizer (PFE)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
227.96%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
227.91%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
226.98%
NVR (NVR)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
225.93%
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
3/1/1996 - 9/30/1998
225.29%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.