best performing sandp 500 stocks may 1999 to today

NVIDIA (NVDA) has had the highest return between May 1, 1999 and January 8, 2026 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 525,581.8%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
NVIDIA (NVDA)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
525,581.82%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
138,167.15%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
104,988.29%
Netflix (NFLX)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
78,213.15%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
75,293.26%
Apple (AAPL)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
74,897.1%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
40,916.79%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
36,044.09%
Tesla (TSLA)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
34,304.36%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
29,155.46%
Amphenol (APH)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
28,840.1%
Broadcom (AVGO)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
28,104.95%
Lam Research (LRCX)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
22,152.24%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
20,537.63%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
17,853.2%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
16,254.82%
Transdigm (TDG)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
15,812.16%
Mastercard (MA)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
15,740.25%
NVR (NVR)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
15,167.35%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
13,117.34%
EMCOR (EME)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
13,097.56%
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
13,001.45%
BlackRock (BLK)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
12,930.7%
IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
12,531.03%
Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR)
5/1/1999 - 1/8/2026
12,264.98%