best performing s and p 500 companies 1998 to 2016

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 1998 and 2016 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 117,825.5%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1998-2016
117,825.53%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1998-2016
26,796.42%
Apple (AAPL)
1998-2016
26,026.01%
Amazon (AMZN)
1998-2016
14,897.4%
Netflix (NFLX)
1998-2016
10,609.34%
Altria (MO)
1998-2016
9,668.39%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1998-2016
8,949.16%
NVR (NVR)
1998-2016
7,529.71%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1998-2016
6,456.5%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1998-2016
6,102.39%
Biogen (BIIB)
1998-2016
4,849.73%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1998-2016
4,512.83%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)
1998-2016
4,095.31%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1998-2016
4,083.16%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1998-2016
4,055.67%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
1998-2016
3,847.34%
ResMed (RMD)
1998-2016
3,738.35%
Copart (CPRT)
1998-2016
3,699.34%
BlackRock (BLK)
1998-2016
3,544.39%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
1998-2016
3,423.34%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1998-2016
3,287.82%
eBay (EBAY)
1998-2016
3,064.78%
IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX)
1998-2016
2,854.87%
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1998-2016
2,835.04%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1998-2016
2,779.39%