best performing stocks in the sandp in a given year

Qualcomm (QCOM) had the best year by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC) in 1999, returning 2,587%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1999
2,587%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
2003
1,933.84%
Hormel Foods (HRL)
1985
1,788.89%
VeriSign (VRSN)
1999
1,165.01%
Hubbell (HUBB)
1994
1,044.77%
F5 Networks (FFIV)
1999
1,012.2%
Amazon (AMZN)
1998
970.84%
Biogen (BIIB)
1995
791.39%
First Solar (FSLR)
2007
785.45%
Tesla (TSLA)
2020
731.18%
Nike (NKE)
1986
634.88%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1991
572.97%
Enphase Energy (ENPH)
2020
565.42%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
1985
532.67%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
2003
519.3%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1999
515.42%
Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
2003
497.78%
CarMax (KMX)
2001
477.51%
Enphase Energy (ENPH)
2019
464.36%
Align Technology (ALGN)
2003
459.66%
Home Depot (HD)
1982
439.64%
Williams Companies (WMB)
2003
434.04%
Moderna (MRNA)
2020
433.83%
Microchip Technology (MCHP)
1993
424.44%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1982
404.09%