Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between May 1, 1997 and December 31, 1998 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 2,096.1%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 2,096.14% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 301.6% |
Home Depot (HD) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 218.36% |
Walmart (WMT) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 193.96% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 150% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 149.35% |
Apple (AAPL) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 142.55% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 132.83% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 127.36% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 108.51% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 93.41% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 90.27% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 89.33% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 84.89% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 84.21% |
Amgen (AMGN) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 77.98% |
Merck (MRK) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 68.56% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 65.38% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 62.23% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 58.97% |
American Express (AXP) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 57.76% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 56.29% |
Intel (INTC) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 54.95% |
ASML Holding NV New York Registry Shares (ASML) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 52.03% |
Novartis AG ADR (NVS) | 5/1/1997 - 12/31/1998 | 49.26% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.