best large cap stocks last 28 years

Booking (BKNG) has had the highest return between January 2, 1998 and January 2, 2026 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,785,109,933.3%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Booking (BKNG)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
1,785,109,933.33%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
42,639,900%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
464,987.28%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
403,426.32%
Apple (AAPL)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
265,907.83%
QXO (QXO)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
137,685.71%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
97,264.99%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
92,228%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
81,007.27%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
44,837.74%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
39,451.09%
Tesla (TSLA)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
35,403.28%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
34,247.53%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
34,036.26%
NVR (NVR)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
33,238.38%
Broadcom (AVGO)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
29,260.37%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
28,219.42%
Clean Harbors (CLH)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
27,688.58%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
26,288.42%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
23,975.71%
Southern Copper (SCCO)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
22,866.22%
NetEase (NTES)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
22,829.02%
Copart (CPRT)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
21,650%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
20,452.05%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1/2/1998 - 1/2/2026
20,380.98%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.