Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between 1996 and 2005 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,834%.
| ASSET | YEARS | % RETURN |
|---|---|---|
Amazon (AMZN) | 1996-2005 | 1,833.96% |
Royal Bank of Canada (RY) | 1996-2005 | 809.53% |
Apple (AAPL) | 1996-2005 | 791.93% |
UnitedHealth (UNH) | 1996-2005 | 668.45% |
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) | 1996-2005 | 600.97% |
NVIDIA (NVDA) | 1996-2005 | 596.51% |
Costco Wholesale (COST) | 1996-2005 | 559.88% |
Citigroup (C) | 1996-2005 | 503.22% |
Morgan Stanley (MS) | 1996-2005 | 485.37% |
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) | 1996-2005 | 458.9% |
Microsoft (MSFT) | 1996-2005 | 443.5% |
Texas Instruments (TXN) | 1996-2005 | 424.29% |
Wells Fargo (WFC) | 1996-2005 | 386.6% |
American Express (AXP) | 1996-2005 | 368.5% |
Walmart (WMT) | 1996-2005 | 350.94% |
Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) | 1996-2005 | 314.86% |
Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 1996-2005 | 313.64% |
BHP (BHP) | 1996-2005 | 309.82% |
Home Depot (HD) | 1996-2005 | 304.86% |
Caterpillar (CAT) | 1996-2005 | 297.82% |
SAP SE ADR (SAP) | 1996-2005 | 289.4% |
International Business Machines (IBM) | 1996-2005 | 287.2% |
Oracle (ORCL) | 1996-2005 | 285.58% |
Bank of America (BAC) | 1996-2005 | 275.09% |
KLA (KLAC) | 1996-2005 | 271.73% |
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.
