best performing large-cap stock 1996-1998

Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between 1996 and 1998 by a large-cap US stock, returning 2,096.1%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-1998
2,096.14%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
1996-1998
1,181.79%
Heico (HEI)
1996-1998
676.25%
Freedom (FRHC)
1996-1998
664.78%
Best Buy (BBY)
1996-1998
655.33%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1996-1998
617.95%
ResMed (RMD)
1996-1998
598.09%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1996-1998
585.41%
Telefonica SA ADR (TEF)
1996-1998
543.61%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
1996-1998
542.56%
Nokia (NOK)
1996-1998
541%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1996-1998
537.05%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1996-1998
531.31%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1996-1998
501.21%
Dollar Tree (DLTR)
1996-1998
484.94%
Aegon NV ADR (AEG)
1996-1998
477.95%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1996-1998
460.61%
US Bancorp (USB)
1996-1998
456.45%
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria SA ADR (BBVA)
1996-1998
434.6%
Capital One Financial (COF)
1996-1998
399.16%
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (VOD)
1996-1998
396.25%
Waters (WAT)
1996-1998
387.51%
NVR (NVR)
1996-1998
385.99%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1996-1998
373.97%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1996-1998
373.36%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.