best large cap stocks last 29 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between October 10, 1996 and October 10, 2025 by a large-cap US stock, returning 122,349,900%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
122,349,900%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
12,043,233.33%
Ferguson (FERG)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
8,097,486.21%
National Grid PLC ADR (NGG)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
4,313,429.41%
Natwest (NWG)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
1,444,900%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
480,124.44%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
353,900%
Amazon (AMZN)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
186,725.27%
Apple (AAPL)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
141,663.39%
QXO (QXO)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
140,828.57%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
125,742.62%
Netflix (NFLX)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
106,357.11%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
95,748.08%
NVR (NVR)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
78,046.05%
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
54,744.67%
Amphenol (APH)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
44,105.18%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
36,886.52%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
35,362.3%
Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
35,210.98%
Heico (HEI)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
34,666.67%
Tesla (TSLA)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
34,283.83%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
33,724.88%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
33,402.49%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
31,827.97%
Altria (MO)
10/10/1996 - 10/10/2025
31,329.94%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.