best performing mega stocks 1996-1997

ASML Holding NV New York Registry Shares (ASML) had the highest return between 1996 and 1997 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 292.7%.

ASSETYEARS% RETURN
ASML Holding NV New York Registry Shares (ASML)
1996-1997
292.73%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1996-1997
194.18%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1996-1997
192.62%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
1996-1997
168.6%
Citigroup (C)
1996-1997
165.77%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1996-1997
157.85%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1996-1997
146.03%
Intel (INTC)
1996-1997
145.82%
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
1996-1997
145.44%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1996-1997
133.62%
Amphenol (APH)
1996-1997
129.61%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1996-1997
124.5%
American Express (AXP)
1996-1997
122.2%
SAP SE ADR (SAP)
1996-1997
120.92%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1996-1997
113.68%
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-1997
105.91%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1996-1997
101.06%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1996-1997
101.03%
Home Depot (HD)
1996-1997
87.49%
Bank of America (BAC)
1996-1997
84.47%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1996-1997
83.17%
Walmart (WMT)
1996-1997
80.13%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1996-1997
79.1%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1996-1997
72.49%
Merck (MRK)
1996-1997
70.39%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.