biggest large cap increase in a quarter 1990s

Royal Gold (RGLD) had the best quarter in the 1990s by a large-cap US stock in Q2 1992, returning 832.3%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
Royal Gold (RGLD)
Q2 1992
832.3%
eBay (EBAY)
Q4 1998
466.03%
Royal Gold (RGLD)
Q1 1992
402.53%
Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX)
Q4 1999
340%
F5 Networks (FFIV)
Q2 1999
300%
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA ADR (SUZ)
Q3 1999
287.43%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
Q4 1999
275.98%
MicroStrategy (MSTR)
Q4 1999
269.63%
NVR (NVR)
Q1 1991
266.67%
VeriSign (VRSN)
Q4 1999
264.56%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
Q4 1999
241.56%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
Q1 1994
228.51%
Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
Q4 1999
197.84%
Amazon (AMZN)
Q4 1998
197.46%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
Q2 1996
186.67%
Cheniere Energy (LNG)
Q3 1996
183.01%
Amazon (AMZN)
Q3 1997
181.32%
Royal Gold (RGLD)
Q3 1992
166.64%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
Q1 1991
159.4%
Incyte (INCY)
Q4 1999
156.68%
VeriSign (VRSN)
Q1 1999
155.07%
Oracle (ORCL)
Q4 1999
150.77%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
Q2 1990
150.36%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
Q4 1999
148.48%
Flex (FLEX)
Q4 1998
148.19%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.