best mega cap stocks 1996 to 1998

Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between 1996 and 1998 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 2,096.1%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-1998
2,096.14%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1996-1998
531.3%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1996-1998
460.6%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1996-1998
373.36%
Intel (INTC)
1996-1998
315.54%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1996-1998
314.61%
Home Depot (HD)
1996-1998
290.84%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1996-1998
254.91%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1996-1998
232.93%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
1996-1998
226.58%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1996-1998
201.32%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
1996-1998
200.84%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1996-1998
167.23%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1996-1998
158.44%
American Express (AXP)
1996-1998
157.07%
Citigroup (C)
1996-1998
148.27%
Raytheon Technologies (RTX)
1996-1998
144.17%
Merck (MRK)
1996-1998
140.76%
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
1996-1998
136.82%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1996-1998
132.97%
Oracle (ORCL)
1996-1998
126.98%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
1996-1998
118.75%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1996-1998
114.78%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1996-1998
111.71%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1996-1998
104.57%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.