best performing stocks in the s and p 500 january 1998 to september 2001

Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) had the highest return between January 1, 1998 and September 30, 2001 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 824%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
823.97%
Biogen (BIIB)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
765.22%
VeriSign (VRSN)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
717.56%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
676.11%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
631.25%
ResMed (RMD)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
619.32%
Copart (CPRT)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
550%
NVR (NVR)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
542.33%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
423.44%
eBay (EBAY)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
413.08%
Best Buy (BBY)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
392.17%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
348.03%
Amgen (AMGN)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
334.83%
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
331.69%
Pool (POOL)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
284.31%
Waters (WAT)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
279.02%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
267.39%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
257.59%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
241.22%
Oracle (ORCL)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
237.34%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
236.34%
BlackRock (BLK)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
215.86%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
193.71%
Stryker (SYK)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
184.23%
CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
1/1/1998 - 9/30/2001
170.22%