Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 2004 and 2008 by a large-cap US stock, returning 3,078.8%.

ASSET	YEARS	% RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)	2004-2008	3,078.84%
Banco Bradesco SA ADR (BBD)	2004-2008	743.15%
Apple (AAPL)	2004-2008	692.26%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)	2004-2008	642.63%
Illumina (ILMN)	2004-2008	613.7%
Clean Harbors (CLH)	2004-2008	613.61%
Elbit Systems (ESLT)	2004-2008	505.69%
First Solar (FSLR)	2004-2008	463.1%
Credicorp (BAP)	2004-2008	339.19%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)	2004-2008	330.06%
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA ADR (PBR)	2004-2008	325.09%
Booking (BKNG)	2004-2008	308.03%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY)	2004-2008	305.41%
Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (PBR.A)	2004-2008	304.8%
Vale SA ADR (VALE)	2004-2008	297.43%
Nucor (NUE)	2004-2008	283.52%
Rogers Communications (RCI)	2004-2008	278.07%
Ambev SA ADR (ABEV)	2004-2008	276.71%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)	2004-2008	274.99%
America Movil SAB de CV ADR (AMX)	2004-2008	268.24%
Mastercard (MA)	2004-2008	257.63%
Tenaris SA ADR (TS)	2004-2008	256.49%
Itau Unibanco Banco (ITUB)	2004-2008	253.63%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)	2004-2008	250.34%
Alamos Gold (AGI)	2004-2008	235.97%

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