Best Buy (BBY) had the highest return in 1997 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 247.1%.

highest return sandp stocks 1997
ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Best Buy (BBY) 1997 247.07%
Tyler Technologies (TYL) 1997 175.01%
Amphenol (APH) 1997 151.67%
Cooper Companies (COO) 1997 140.44%
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 1997 130.35%
Cincinnati Financial (CINF) 1997 121.67%
Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 1997 120.68%
Lennar (LEN) 1997 108.79%
Jabil Circuit (JBL) 1997 106.49%
Amazon (AMZN) 1997 105.91%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) 1997 104.76%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 1997 103.45%
AES (AES) 1997 102.17%
Raymond James Financial (RJF) 1997 101.53%
Charles Schwab (SCHW) 1997 100.69%
US Bancorp (USB) 1997 97.78%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) 1997 96.56%
Franklin Resources (BEN) 1997 95.94%
McKesson (MCK) 1997 95.87%
Invesco (IVZ) 1997 95.67%
Constellation Brands Inc Class A (STZ) 1997 95.15%
Northern Trust (NTRS) 1997 94.48%
Eli Lilly and (LLY) 1997 93.18%
Trimble (TRMB) 1997 89.68%
Omnicom (OMC) 1997 87.87%

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