best performing sandp500 stocks in last 30 years

Booking (BKNG) has had the highest return between January 6, 1996 and January 6, 2026 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 1,789,123,266.7%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Booking (BKNG)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
1,789,123,266.67%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
831,438.46%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
469,027.18%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
196,550.49%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
191,089.5%
Apple (AAPL)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
103,208.85%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
101,247.51%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
79,017.65%
NVR (NVR)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
73,112.1%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
71,613.67%
Amphenol (APH)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
44,949.92%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
44,220.99%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
44,095.99%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
43,134.75%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
37,547.55%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
36,554.75%
ResMed (RMD)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
36,238.86%
Tesla (TSLA)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
35,557.22%
Pool (POOL)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
33,887.92%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
32,333.24%
Broadcom (AVGO)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
29,033.02%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
28,220.42%
EMCOR (EME)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
27,192.35%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
25,503.3%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1/6/1996 - 1/6/2026
24,580.53%