best performing large cap stocks from december 2005 to august 2008

First Solar (FSLR) had the highest return between December 1, 2005 and August 31, 2008 by a large-cap US stock, returning 1,029.2%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
First Solar (FSLR)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
1,029.18%
CF Industries (CF)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
896.79%
Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
750.23%
Mastercard (MA)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
506.32%
Illumina (ILMN)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
440%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
338.1%
Baidu (BIDU)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
292.25%
Booking (BKNG)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
288.07%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
284.48%
Flowserve (FLS)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
255.31%
Trip Group Ltd ADR (TCOM)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
249.58%
Woodward (WWD)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
248.58%
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
240%
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA ADR (PBR)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
235.13%
ArcelorMittal SA ADR (MT)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
232.05%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B (SQM)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
229.08%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP ADR (SBS)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
219.95%
Biomarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
204.75%
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA ADR (SUZ)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
201.46%
Southern Copper (SCCO)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
199.91%
Cummins (CMI)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
198.97%
Steel Dynamics (STLD)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
195.51%
Credicorp (BAP)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
186.97%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
185.88%
Clean Harbors (CLH)
12/1/2005 - 8/31/2008
176.65%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.