best performing stocks may 1996 to june 1997 in dow jones

Microsoft (MSFT) had the highest return between May 1, 1996 and June 30, 1997 by a US stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), returning 123.9%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Microsoft (MSFT)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
123.92%
Merck (MRK)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
73.86%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
71.16%
International Business Machines (IBM)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
69.87%
Caterpillar (CAT)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
69.33%
Coca-Cola (KO)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
68.85%
3M (MMM)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
66.81%
American Express (AXP)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
57.11%
Travelers Companies (TRV)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
48.88%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
48.78%
Home Depot (HD)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
47.23%
Honeywell International (HON)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
45.14%
Walmart (WMT)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
43.1%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
42.5%
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
34.8%
Nike (NKE)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
33.68%
Chevron (CVX)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
33.54%
Boeing (BA)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
31.58%
Walt Disney (DIS)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
30.88%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
29.4%
Verizon Communications (VZ)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
26.52%
Amgen (AMGN)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
1.31%
McDonald’s (MCD)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
0.93%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
-10.86%
Amazon (AMZN)
5/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
-36.75%