Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between August 1, 1996 and July 31, 1998 by a mega-cap US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 658%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 658% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 273.07% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 258.27% |
Citigroup (C) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 226.82% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 180.63% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 178.53% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 174.88% |
American Express (AXP) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 157.92% |
Home Depot (HD) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 150.71% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 149.91% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 145.55% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 132.17% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 125.44% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 113.04% |
Merck (MRK) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 99.84% |
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 97.19% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 94.63% |
Walt Disney (DIS) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 86.81% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 84.83% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 77.02% |
Micron Technology (MU) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 76.49% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 74.8% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 71.23% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 67.59% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 8/1/1996 - 7/31/1998 | 66.39% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
