best performance mega cap between 18 december 1996 and 21 may 1997

ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) had the highest return between December 18, 1996 and May 21, 1997 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 99.5%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
99.47%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
90.39%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
61.27%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
51.35%
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
47.93%
Coca-Cola (KO)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
38.87%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
36.79%
American Express (AXP)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
32.14%
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
31.63%
Caterpillar (CAT)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
30.99%
Citigroup (C)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
30.73%
Walmart Inc Common Stock (WMT)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
29.34%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
28.75%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
27.34%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
27.25%
GE Aerospace (GE)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
26.97%
Lam Research (LRCX)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
25.97%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
25.84%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
25.71%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
25.49%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
23.7%
Bank of America (BAC)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
23.17%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
22.11%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
21.99%
Home Depot (HD)
12/18/1996 - 5/21/1997
21.58%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.