best performing sandp 500 stock jan 1997 to aug 2015

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between January 1, 1997 and August 31, 2015 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 169,580.9%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
169,580.88%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
30,112.35%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
20,937.33%
Apple (AAPL)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
15,887.44%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
13,533.91%
NVR (NVR)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
11,591.92%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
10,222.1%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
9,847.25%
Biogen (BIIB)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
7,410.8%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
6,966.28%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
6,814.45%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
5,903.26%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
4,825.99%
Pool (POOL)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
4,803.07%
ResMed (RMD)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,919.51%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,911.66%
Amphenol (APH)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,844.25%
FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,822.93%
Best Buy (BBY)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,766.15%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,745.34%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,571.06%
Constellation Brands Inc Class A (STZ)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,527.45%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,269.97%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,084.49%
Copart (CPRT)
1/1/1997 - 8/31/2015
3,028.57%