best large cap stocks jan 1990 to jan 2004

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between January 1, 1990 and January 31, 2004 by a large-cap US stock, returning 15,879,000%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
15,879,000%
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
6,245,900%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
36,086.46%
Suncor Energy (SU)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
33,300%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
33,153.95%
Best Buy (BBY)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
15,124.3%
Electronic Arts (EA)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
8,469.03%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
8,003.81%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
7,150.03%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
6,202.09%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
5,737.45%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
5,705.53%
Paychex (PAYX)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
5,491.05%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,693.93%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,646.4%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,504.56%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,425.83%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,348.08%
CACI International (CACI)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,323%
Microchip Technology (MCHP)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,316.02%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
4,194.67%
US Bancorp (USB)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
3,416.3%
SEI Investments (SEIC)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
3,306.89%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
3,149.11%
Lowe's Companies (LOW)
1/1/1990 - 1/31/2004
3,134.1%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.