best performing large-cap stocks 1997-1999

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) had the highest return between 1997 and 1999 by a large-cap US stock, returning 4,088,525%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1997-1999
4,088,525%
VeriSign (VRSN)
1997-1999
3,625.59%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1997-1999
3,561.16%
Amazon (AMZN)
1997-1999
3,022.48%
Best Buy (BBY)
1997-1999
1,791.78%
Nokia (NOK)
1997-1999
1,267.73%
MicroStrategy (MSTR)
1997-1999
1,192.31%
NetApp (NTAP)
1997-1999
1,190.27%
F5 Networks (FFIV)
1997-1999
1,012.2%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1997-1999
993.15%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1997-1999
991.67%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1997-1999
819.19%
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)
1997-1999
819.07%
Infosys Ltd ADR (INFY)
1997-1999
783.42%
Biogen (BIIB)
1997-1999
727.38%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
1997-1999
658.43%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1997-1999
657.66%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1997-1999
606.28%
eBay (EBAY)
1997-1999
601.99%
Flex (FLEX)
1997-1999
560.07%
Copart (CPRT)
1997-1999
550%
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (VOD)
1997-1999
549.71%
Home Depot (HD)
1997-1999
521.57%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1997-1999
512.64%
Walmart (WMT)
1997-1999
511.42%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.