Jabil Circuit (JBL) had the highest return between 1996 and 1997 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 583.9%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Jabil Circuit (JBL)	1996-1997	583.92%
Cooper Companies (COO)	1996-1997	445.03%
Ross Stores (ROST)	1996-1997	335.34%
AES (AES)	1996-1997	301.07%
TJX Companies (TJX)	1996-1997	275.58%
Dollar Tree (DLTR)	1996-1997	269.28%
Incyte (INCY)	1996-1997	239.62%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)	1996-1997	235.47%
US Bancorp (USB)	1996-1997	229.47%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)	1996-1997	219.11%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)	1996-1997	218.43%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)	1996-1997	208.83%
Microsoft (MSFT)	1996-1997	194.17%
Costco Wholesale (COST)	1996-1997	192.62%
T Rowe Price (TROW)	1996-1997	188.66%
Target (TGT)	1996-1997	178.34%
Caesars Entertainment (CZR)	1996-1997	178.24%
Pool (POOL)	1996-1997	174.98%
Morgan Stanley (MS)	1996-1997	168.6%
State Street (STT)	1996-1997	167.5%
Citigroup (C)	1996-1997	165.77%
PACCAR (PCAR)	1996-1997	165.61%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)	1996-1997	164.28%
Franklin Resources (BEN)	1996-1997	162.68%
Truist Financial (TFC)	1996-1997	159.51%