Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between December 1, 1996 and August 31, 1998 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 472.5%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 472.52% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 284.47% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 143.65% |
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 133.23% |
Home Depot (HD) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 118.29% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 101.34% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 83.04% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 82.23% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 80.61% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 74.79% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 73.71% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 60.68% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 59.39% |
American Express (AXP) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 53.8% |
Citigroup (C) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 50.09% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 47.06% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 45.43% |
Merck (MRK) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 44.99% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 43.81% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 43.13% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 39.11% |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 36.72% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 33.05% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 31.91% |
Apple (AAPL) | 12/1/1996 - 8/31/1998 | 29.3% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
