best large cap stock 1 aug 1997 to dec 31 2006

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between August 1, 1997 and December 31, 2006 by a large-cap US stock, returning 20,537.5%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
20,537.5%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
9,158.5%
NVR (NVR)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
3,533.8%
Best Buy (BBY)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
3,406.63%
Clean Harbors (CLH)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
2,481.87%
Banco Bradesco SA ADR (BBD)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
2,174.26%
Pool (POOL)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,958.94%
Apple (AAPL)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,824.7%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,755.14%
Tapestry (TPR)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,618.45%
Tenaris SA ADR (TS)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,615.54%
Amazon (AMZN)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,583.45%
ResMed (RMD)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,475.08%
NetApp (NTAP)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,353.12%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,310.72%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,308.07%
Logitech International (LOGI)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,297.28%
eBay (EBAY)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,248.97%
CME (CME)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,248.01%
Infosys Ltd ADR (INFY)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,217.14%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,204.65%
SEI Investments (SEIC)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,178.47%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,155.25%
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,075.53%
Vale SA ADR (VALE)
8/1/1997 - 12/31/2006
1,055.57%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.