NVIDIA (NVDA) had the highest return between 1997 and 2001 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,174.3%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1997-2001 | 1,174.31% |
Qualcomm (QCOM) | 1997-2001 | 926.24% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1997-2001 | 414.36% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1997-2001 | 364.48% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 1997-2001 | 347.11% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 1997-2001 | 343.81% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 1997-2001 | 313.33% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 1997-2001 | 259.9% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 1997-2001 | 256.46% |
Citigroup (C) | 1997-2001 | 254.48% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1997-2001 | 251.52% |
Analog Devices (ADI) | 1997-2001 | 249.44% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1997-2001 | 224.26% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 1997-2001 | 218.79% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1997-2001 | 215.4% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1997-2001 | 195.05% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 1997-2001 | 194.51% |
KLA (KLAC) | 1997-2001 | 180.2% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 1997-2001 | 161.33% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 1997-2001 | 156.17% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1997-2001 | 153.11% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 1997-2001 | 146.58% |
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO) | 1997-2001 | 130.59% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 1997-2001 | 129.48% |
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) | 1997-2001 | 127.48% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.