best performing stocks in the sandp from 1996-2008

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 1996 and 2008 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 35,723.1%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1996-2008
35,723.08%
NVR (NVR)
1996-2008
4,549.68%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1996-2008
4,235.16%
Altria (MO)
1996-2008
2,921.48%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1996-2008
2,477.11%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1996-2008
2,220.46%
ResMed (RMD)
1996-2008
2,206.52%
Amazon (AMZN)
1996-2008
2,003.36%
Pool (POOL)
1996-2008
1,987.49%
Best Buy (BBY)
1996-2008
1,535.11%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1996-2008
1,447.8%
Biogen (BIIB)
1996-2008
1,434.37%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1996-2008
1,388.88%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
1996-2008
1,336.27%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
1996-2008
1,289.23%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1996-2008
1,195.25%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1996-2008
1,180.96%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1996-2008
1,110.78%
CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
1996-2008
1,043.94%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1996-2008
1,038%
PACCAR (PCAR)
1996-2008
1,011.08%
FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
1996-2008
960.8%
Apple (AAPL)
1996-2008
959.08%
BlackRock (BLK)
1996-2008
941.4%
TJX Companies (TJX)
1996-2008
883.14%