Royal Gold (RGLD) had the highest return between 1992 and 2003 by a large-cap US stock, returning 69,828.3%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Royal Gold (RGLD)	1992-2003	69,828.27%
Best Buy (BBY)	1992-2003	5,543.59%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)	1992-2003	5,228.42%
Microchip Technology (MCHP)	1992-2003	5,035.26%
Applied Materials (AMAT)	1992-2003	4,033.59%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)	1992-2003	4,021.54%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)	1992-2003	3,832.07%
Oracle (ORCL)	1992-2003	3,594.45%
Qualcomm (QCOM)	1992-2003	3,569.64%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)	1992-2003	3,022.9%
Paychex (PAYX)	1992-2003	2,987.08%
Analog Devices (ADI)	1992-2003	2,823.83%
Lowe's Companies (LOW)	1992-2003	2,738.74%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)	1992-2003	2,639.04%
Altria (MO)	1992-2003	2,579.35%
Teva Pharma Industries Ltd ADR (TEVA)	1992-2003	2,487.85%
Starbucks (SBUX)	1992-2003	2,426.18%
CACI International (CACI)	1992-2003	2,369.52%
US Bancorp (USB)	1992-2003	2,315.48%
Pool (POOL)	1992-2003	2,263.53%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)	1992-2003	2,181.57%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)	1992-2003	2,127.96%
Intel (INTC)	1992-2003	2,070.6%
Ross Stores (ROST)	1992-2003	2,067.58%
Amazon (AMZN)	1992-2003	2,058.33%

Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.