best performing sandp stocks 1997-2016

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 1997 and 2016 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 162,914.7%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1997-2016
162,914.71%
Amazon (AMZN)
1997-2016
30,657.59%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1997-2016
26,795.42%
Apple (AAPL)
1997-2016
16,758.49%
Altria (MO)
1997-2016
13,686.26%
NVR (NVR)
1997-2016
12,738.46%
Netflix (NFLX)
1997-2016
10,605.64%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1997-2016
9,528.23%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1997-2016
9,485.8%
Pool (POOL)
1997-2016
7,362.1%
Biogen (BIIB)
1997-2016
7,064.19%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
1997-2016
7,051.37%
O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
1997-2016
6,862.04%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1997-2016
6,456.11%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1997-2016
6,265.27%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1997-2016
6,255.87%
Amphenol (APH)
1997-2016
5,037.28%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1997-2016
4,921.73%
Copart (CPRT)
1997-2016
4,850%
ResMed (RMD)
1997-2016
4,828.79%
Best Buy (BBY)
1997-2016
4,660.55%
Constellation Brands Inc Class A (STZ)
1997-2016
4,296.81%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1997-2016
4,055.67%
FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
1997-2016
4,019.62%
BlackRock (BLK)
1997-2016
3,544.4%