best performing stocks in the sandp 1996 to 2005

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 1996 and 2005 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 20,948.7%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1996-2005
20,948.72%
NVR (NVR)
1996-2005
7,054.14%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1996-2005
5,932.86%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
1996-2005
2,452.57%
Best Buy (BBY)
1996-2005
2,362.53%
ResMed (RMD)
1996-2005
2,257.61%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1996-2005
2,208.8%
eBay (EBAY)
1996-2005
1,838.97%
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-2005
1,833.96%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1996-2005
1,602.13%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1996-2005
1,583.66%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1996-2005
1,358.87%
Biogen (BIIB)
1996-2005
1,358.67%
Valero Energy (VLO)
1996-2005
1,299.01%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
1996-2005
1,292.42%
Cooper Companies (COO)
1996-2005
1,285.38%
Tapestry (TPR)
1996-2005
1,233.63%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1996-2005
1,224.48%
DR Horton (DHI)
1996-2005
1,206.65%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1996-2005
1,113.3%
Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY)
1996-2005
1,073.46%
Starbucks (SBUX)
1996-2005
1,043.31%
Capital One Financial (COF)
1996-2005
1,042.15%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1996-2005
1,021.6%
Moodys (MCO)
1996-2005
1,017.05%