Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between 1997 and 2003 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 2,058.3%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 1997-2003 | 2,058.33% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1997-2003 | 418.95% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 1997-2003 | 400.4% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 1997-2003 | 386.05% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1997-2003 | 379.87% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 1997-2003 | 352.47% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1997-2003 | 341.4% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 1997-2003 | 287.49% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 1997-2003 | 287.09% |
Citigroup (C) | 1997-2003 | 281.82% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 1997-2003 | 277.05% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 1997-2003 | 242.97% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 1997-2003 | 242.75% |
Netflix (NFLX) | 1997-2003 | 237.89% |
KLA (KLAC) | 1997-2003 | 230.97% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1997-2003 | 228.95% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1997-2003 | 227.97% |
RTX (RTX) | 1997-2003 | 218.07% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1997-2003 | 214.48% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1997-2003 | 194.49% |
Banco Santander SA ADR (SAN) | 1997-2003 | 192.64% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1997-2003 | 182.66% |
American Express (AXP) | 1997-2003 | 174.77% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1997-2003 | 170.26% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 1997-2003 | 165.74% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.