best performing stocks in the sandp 1996 to 2012

Booking (BKNG) had the highest return between 1996 and 2012 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 203,467,300%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
Booking (BKNG)
1996-2012
203,467,300%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1996-2012
112,806.41%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1996-2012
25,568.3%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1996-2012
17,631.67%
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-2012
10,189.99%
NVR (NVR)
1996-2012
9,275.8%
Apple (AAPL)
1996-2012
6,562.02%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1996-2012
5,785.18%
Pool (POOL)
1996-2012
5,284.82%
ResMed (RMD)
1996-2012
5,061.11%
Biogen (BIIB)
1996-2012
4,615.22%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1996-2012
4,179.4%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1996-2012
3,601.54%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1996-2012
3,429.1%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1996-2012
3,371.41%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1996-2012
2,789.9%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1996-2012
2,645.92%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
1996-2012
2,624.41%
Cooper Companies (COO)
1996-2012
2,420.75%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1996-2012
2,388.06%
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
1996-2012
2,343.37%
Tapestry (TPR)
1996-2012
2,238.27%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1996-2012
2,192.4%
eBay (EBAY)
1996-2012
2,187.63%
Contura Energy (CTRA)
1996-2012
2,137.92%