Amphenol (APH) had the highest return between December 1, 1996 and December 31, 1997 by a mega-cap US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 159%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amphenol (APH) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 158.95% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 105.91% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 90.91% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 82.28% |
Citigroup (C) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 80.86% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 76.56% |
American Express (AXP) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 75.25% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 69.44% |
Home Depot (HD) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 68.29% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 64.13% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 57.52% |
Walmart (WMT) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 55.45% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 50.31% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 45.14% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 43.15% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 32.22% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 31.61% |
Merck (MRK) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 31.57% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 30.02% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 25.76% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 23.28% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 22.98% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 21.15% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 19.21% |
Chevron (CVX) | 12/1/1996 - 12/31/1997 | 18.94% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.