best performing stocks in sandp 1996 to 2013

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 1996 and 2013 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 144,707.7%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1996-2013
144,707.69%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1996-2013
24,136.12%
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-2013
16,257.26%
NVR (NVR)
1996-2013
10,356.15%
Biogen (BIIB)
1996-2013
8,906.19%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1996-2013
8,138.07%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1996-2013
7,468.87%
Pool (POOL)
1996-2013
7,401.85%
Apple (AAPL)
1996-2013
7,097.64%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1996-2013
6,392.68%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1996-2013
6,148.36%
ResMed (RMD)
1996-2013
5,847.5%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1996-2013
5,267.84%
Netflix (NFLX)
1996-2013
4,448.23%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
1996-2013
4,307.23%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1996-2013
3,620.45%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1996-2013
3,481.26%
Contura Energy (CTRA)
1996-2013
3,394%
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
1996-2013
3,298.8%
Cooper Companies (COO)
1996-2013
3,277.37%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1996-2013
3,276.62%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1996-2013
3,259.9%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1996-2013
3,180.78%
Amphenol (APH)
1996-2013
2,924.86%
Starbucks (SBUX)
1996-2013
2,886.34%