what is the most performance mega cap stock between october 1 1996 and december 28 1997

ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) had the highest return between October 1, 1996 and December 28, 1997 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 240.3%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
240.27%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
114.29%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
103.66%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
101.08%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
98.57%
American Express (AXP)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
90.42%
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
87.37%
Amazon (AMZN)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
85.4%
Microsoft (MSFT)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
83.3%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
79.88%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
77.58%
International Business Machines (IBM)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
65.87%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
63.14%
AT&T (T)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
61.99%
GE Aerospace (GE)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
58.44%
Walt Disney (DIS)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
51.55%
Merck (MRK)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
50.6%
PepsiCo (PEP)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
47.76%
Walmart (WMT)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
45.92%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
45.87%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
44.81%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
43.3%
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
42.59%
Home Depot (HD)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
42.57%
Bank of America (BAC)
10/1/1996 - 12/28/1997
40.39%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.