what is the best large-cap company from march 1998 to december 2002

Ovintiv (OVV) had the highest return between March 1, 1998 and December 31, 2002 by a large-cap US stock, returning 25,577,700%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Ovintiv (OVV)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
25,577,700%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
1,344.87%
Clean Harbors (CLH)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
1,006.53%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
931.5%
NVR (NVR)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
920.31%
eBay (EBAY)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
660.63%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
634.18%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
494.1%
Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
453.45%
Royal Gold (RGLD)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
393.46%
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
379.79%
Pool (POOL)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
338%
Biogen (BIIB)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
335.02%
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (RYAAY)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
313.59%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
303.91%
Infosys Ltd ADR (INFY)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
302.54%
Logitech International (LOGI)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
293.67%
Copart (CPRT)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
289.47%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
285.75%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
279.08%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
278.83%
East West Bancorp (EWBC)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
273.17%
ResMed (RMD)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
265.01%
Amgen (AMGN)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
263.54%
Microchip Technology (MCHP)
3/1/1998 - 12/31/2002
240.54%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.