best performing large cap stocks past 30 years

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG) has had the highest return between July 7, 1996 and July 7, 2026 by a large-cap US stock, returning 166,629,900%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR (IHG)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
166,629,900%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
16,415,900%
QXO (QXO)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
7,624,900%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
490,997.26%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
402,057.68%
Thomson Reuters Corporation Common Shares (TRI)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
220,727.25%
Apple (AAPL)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
211,377.2%
Amazon (AMZN)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
201,688.35%
FirstEnergy (FE)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
199,035.8%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
87,285.55%
Elbit Systems (ESLT)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
85,246.13%
Netflix (NFLX)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
65,799.65%
NVR (NVR)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
62,899.43%
Sterling Construction (STRL)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
59,979.29%
Amphenol (APH)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
57,786.86%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
53,662.46%
Expedia (EXPE)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
50,598.85%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
50,006.95%
Lam Research (LRCX)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
44,253.33%
KLA (KLAC)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
38,735.67%
Altria (MO)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
35,559.82%
Tesla (TSLA)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
31,707.06%
Broadcom (AVGO)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
31,471.87%
Southern Copper (SCCO)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
30,288.47%
Ross Stores (ROST)
7/7/1996 - 7/7/2026
28,737.99%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.