best performing large cap stocks past 30 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between May 8, 1996 and May 8, 2026 by a large-cap US stock, returning 146,949,900%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
146,949,900%
FirstEnergy (FE)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
45,169,900%
QXO (QXO)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
9,379,900%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
527,331.42%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
401,857.67%
Amazon (AMZN)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
222,352.83%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
167,508.7%
Apple (AAPL)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
140,732.93%
First Majestic Silver (AG)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
94,877.78%
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
86,591.38%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
84,540.51%
Netflix (NFLX)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
76,240.83%
NVR (NVR)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
59,246.67%
Sterling Construction (STRL)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
59,044.98%
Expedia (EXPE)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
47,283.32%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
43,747.69%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
42,230.02%
Altria (MO)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
40,800.47%
Heico (HEI)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
38,803.82%
Amphenol (APH)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
38,690.46%
Broadcom (AVGO)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
34,972.69%
Tesla (TSLA)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
32,408.88%
ResMed (RMD)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
31,842.26%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
31,259.89%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
5/8/1996 - 5/8/2026
29,382.54%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.