Western Digital (WDC) had the highest return between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 1996 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 218.2%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Western Digital (WDC) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 218.18% |
Intel (INTC) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 128.78% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 88.05% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 70.8% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 67.7% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 64.75% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 60.15% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 58.01% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 56.06% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 47.94% |
Citigroup (C) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 47.76% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 46.49% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 44.94% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 44.91% |
RTX (RTX) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 43.89% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 43.26% |
LIN TV (LIN) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 42.15% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 41.53% |
American Express (AXP) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 38.98% |
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 37.16% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 37.16% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 35.11% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 33.59% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 33.25% |
KLA (KLAC) | 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 | 32.69% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.