best performing large cap stocks past 30 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between August 22, 1996 and August 22, 2026 by a large-cap US stock, returning 159,909,900%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
159,909,900%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
30,304,900%
QXO (QXO)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
6,879,900%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
535,361.35%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
404,900%
Amazon (AMZN)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
212,065.71%
FirstEnergy (FE)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
191,400%
Apple (AAPL)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
179,650.15%
Eldorado Gold (EGO)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
113,914.96%
First Majestic Silver (AG)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
94,051.79%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
83,865.86%
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
81,230.77%
Netflix (NFLX)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
68,749.48%
NVR (NVR)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
61,186.84%
Expedia (EXPE)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
60,322.69%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
58,857.08%
Amphenol (APH)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
58,661.23%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
56,128.21%
Sterling Infrastructure (STRL)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
45,945.08%
Lam Research (LRCX)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
45,216.78%
Southern Copper (SCCO)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
41,058.54%
Heico (HEI)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
38,295.16%
KLA (KLAC)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
34,575.84%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
33,988.15%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
8/22/1996 - 8/22/2026
33,139.31%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.