best performing stocks in the sandp from jan 1997 to dec 2025

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2025 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 696,900%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
696,900%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
465,061.5%
Amazon (AMZN)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
189,251.93%
Apple (AAPL)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
171,604.88%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
97,264.99%
Netflix (NFLX)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
81,007.27%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
65,721.45%
NVR (NVR)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
55,998.23%
Amphenol (APH)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
44,870.5%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
44,841.29%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
36,254.04%
Tesla (TSLA)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
35,403.28%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
34,099.48%
Broadcom (AVGO)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
29,261.57%
Copart (CPRT)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
28,814.33%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
28,219.42%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
27,045.85%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
24,061.33%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
22,744.05%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
22,638.43%
Altria (MO)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
22,040.02%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
21,284.98%
ResMed (RMD)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
20,979.51%
EMCOR (EME)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
20,289.35%
Mastercard (MA)
1/1/1997 - 12/31/2025
15,488.91%