best performing large stocks from 1997 to 1999

VeriSign (VRSN) had the highest return between 1997 and 1999 by a large-cap US stock, returning 3,625.6%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
VeriSign (VRSN)
1997-1999
3,625.61%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1997-1999
3,561.24%
Amazon (AMZN)
1997-1999
3,022.48%
Best Buy (BBY)
1997-1999
1,791.86%
Nokia (NOK)
1997-1999
1,267.8%
MicroStrategy (MSTR)
1997-1999
1,192.31%
NetApp (NTAP)
1997-1999
1,190.25%
F5 Networks (FFIV)
1997-1999
1,012.2%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1997-1999
993.37%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1997-1999
991.65%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1997-1999
819.2%
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)
1997-1999
819.07%
Infosys Ltd ADR (INFY)
1997-1999
783.34%
Biogen (BIIB)
1997-1999
727.38%
Jabil Circuit (JBL)
1997-1999
658.46%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1997-1999
657.67%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1997-1999
606.26%
eBay (EBAY)
1997-1999
602.01%
Flex (FLEX)
1997-1999
560.07%
Copart (CPRT)
1997-1999
550%
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (VOD)
1997-1999
549.74%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1997-1999
534.55%
Home Depot (HD)
1997-1999
521.56%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1997-1999
512.65%
Walmart (WMT)
1997-1999
511.43%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.