Applied Materials (AMAT) had the highest return between October 1, 1996 and October 31, 1997 by a mega-cap US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 145%.
| ASSET | DATE | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Applied Materials (AMAT) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 144.95% |
Amphenol (APH) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 126.35% |
Eli Lilly and (LLY) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 111.27% |
Amazon (AMZN) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 108.53% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 97.34% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 96.44% |
KLA (KLAC) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 95.26% |
Citigroup (C) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 91.92% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 87.8% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 83.8% |
American Express (AXP) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 72.21% |
Intel (INTC) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 63.05% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 60.52% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 60.36% |
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 57.26% |
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 48.89% |
Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 47.61% |
Home Depot (HD) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 46.39% |
GE Aerospace (GE) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 44.6% |
Procter & Gamble (PG) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 42.92% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 40.11% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 36.73% |
Chevron (CVX) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 36.72% |
Lam Research (LRCX) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 36.32% |
Walmart (WMT) | 10/1/1996 - 10/31/1997 | 35.74% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.