best performing mega stock between dec 1995 and jun 1997

Microsoft (MSFT) had the highest return between December 1, 1995 and June 30, 1997 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 190.1%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
190.09%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
178.57%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
126.38%
GE Aerospace (GE)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
99.02%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
97.75%
LIN TV (LIN)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
96.28%
International Business Machines (IBM)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
89.11%
Bank of America (BAC)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
87.14%
Coca-Cola (KO)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
82.23%
American Express (AXP)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
80.68%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
78.78%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
78.71%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
77.49%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
75.84%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
71.4%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
70.77%
Merck (MRK)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
70.71%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
69.59%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
68.97%
Oracle (ORCL)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
66.07%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
58.57%
Chevron (CVX)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
57.59%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
56.78%
Home Depot (HD)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
56.26%
Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM)
12/1/1995 - 6/30/1997
50.89%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.