best performing stocks in the s and p 500 last 30 years

Monster Beverage (MNST) has had the highest return between October 29, 1996 and October 29, 2026 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 702,361.5%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
702,361.54%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
538,350%
Amazon (AMZN)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
208,759.72%
Apple (AAPL)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
186,561.24%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
72,899.78%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
72,447.57%
NVR (NVR)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
64,262.56%
Amphenol (APH)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
62,562.54%
Netflix (NFLX)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
53,524.57%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
47,177.69%
Altria (MO)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
36,988.41%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
36,482.14%
Lam Research (LRCX)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
34,962.85%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
33,444.04%
Tesla (TSLA)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
31,811.27%
Broadcom (AVGO)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
29,912.8%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
29,630.44%
ResMed (RMD)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
28,464.74%
KLA (KLAC)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
24,762.2%
Ross Stores (ROST)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
23,158.52%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
22,148.94%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
22,110.11%
Valero Energy (VLO)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
21,041.77%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
19,607.1%
EMCOR (EME)
10/29/1996 - 10/29/2026
19,218.7%