best large cap stocks 1996 quarter

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the best quarter in 1996 by a large-cap US stock in Q2 1996, returning 186.7%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
Q2 1996
186.67%
Cheniere Energy (LNG)
Q3 1996
183.02%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
Q4 1996
128.57%
MasTec (MTZ)
Q2 1996
112.63%
Qiagen (QGEN)
Q3 1996
96.67%
Hologic (HOLX)
Q2 1996
96.67%
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
Q4 1996
90.63%
Telefonica SA ADR (TEF)
Q4 1996
85.85%
Canadian National Railway (CNI)
Q4 1996
84.96%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Q4 1996
76.07%
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
Q1 1996
74.7%
Heico (HEI)
Q2 1996
74.2%
NetApp (NTAP)
Q4 1996
69.59%
Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC)
Q4 1996
62.11%
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)
Q2 1996
61.29%
Erie Indemnity (ERIE)
Q2 1996
60.03%
MasTec (MTZ)
Q4 1996
58.21%
Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)
Q2 1996
57.97%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
Q4 1996
57.78%
Western Digital (WDC)
Q3 1996
55.07%
CACI International (CACI)
Q2 1996
50.9%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
Q1 1996
50%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
Q1 1996
49.97%
Ross Stores (ROST)
Q2 1996
48.95%
Heico (HEI)
Q4 1996
48.59%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.