Microsoft (MSFT) had the highest return between May 1, 1996 and April 30, 1998 by a mega-cap US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 219.4%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft (MSFT) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 219.38% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 213.62% |
Citigroup (C) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 208.87% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 207.95% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 194.08% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 146.07% |
Intel (INTC) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 140.68% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 133.12% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 132.08% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 129.11% |
Home Depot (HD) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 123.64% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 119.38% |
American Express (AXP) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 117.78% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 117.25% |
Walmart (WMT) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 115.07% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 111.8% |
Merck (MRK) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 107.45% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 101.77% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 100.73% |
Coca-Cola (KO) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 89.67% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 85.51% |
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 81.76% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 78.63% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 72.67% |
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 5/1/1996 - 4/30/1998 | 59.95% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
