Applied Materials (AMAT) had the highest return between November 1, 1996 and November 30, 1997 by a mega-cap US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 149.1%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 149.06% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 122.96% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 107.91% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 106.19% |
Citigroup (C) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 89.42% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 89.15% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 80.85% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 74.99% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 71.86% |
American Express (AXP) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 70.09% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 69.16% |
KLA (KLAC) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 58.16% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 55.38% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 55.07% |
Home Depot (HD) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 54.26% |
Walmart (WMT) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 51.02% |
Intel (INTC) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 41.49% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 39.22% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 38% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 37.54% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 37.46% |
PepsiCo (PEP) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 36% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 30.26% |
Merck (MRK) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 30.17% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 11/1/1996 - 11/30/1997 | 29.39% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.