best performing stocks in the sandp 1996 to 2017

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 1996 and 2017 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 405,605.1%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1996-2017
405,605.13%
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-2017
47,868.42%
NVR (NVR)
1996-2017
35,652.56%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1996-2017
34,211.64%
Altria (MO)
1996-2017
22,631.03%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1996-2017
18,241.85%
Pool (POOL)
1996-2017
17,551.78%
Netflix (NFLX)
1996-2017
16,499.79%
Apple (AAPL)
1996-2017
16,292.85%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1996-2017
15,142.91%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1996-2017
13,271.16%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1996-2017
11,831.42%
ResMed (RMD)
1996-2017
11,499.29%
Biogen (BIIB)
1996-2017
10,162.55%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1996-2017
8,110.33%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1996-2017
7,593.18%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1996-2017
6,592.86%
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
1996-2017
6,364.46%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1996-2017
6,349.67%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1996-2017
6,207.08%
Amphenol (APH)
1996-2017
6,079.99%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
1996-2017
5,982.64%
Cooper Companies (COO)
1996-2017
5,850.88%
Constellation Brands Inc Class A (STZ)
1996-2017
5,684.85%
Danaher (DHR)
1996-2017
5,082.65%