best performing mega stock between dec 1996 and jul 2000

Amazon (AMZN) had the highest return between December 1, 1996 and July 31, 2000 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 1,135.7%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Amazon (AMZN)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
1,135.68%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
987.19%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
766.08%
Oracle (ORCL)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
592.26%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
471.82%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
461.7%
Home Depot (HD)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
346.92%
Walmart (WMT)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
340.61%
Apple (AAPL)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
321.24%
Microsoft (MSFT)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
254.6%
American Express (AXP)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
240.52%
GE Aerospace (GE)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
216.72%
International Business Machines (IBM)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
187.73%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
180.63%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
179.46%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
178.61%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
114.68%
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
109.73%
PepsiCo (PEP)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
93.52%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
90.61%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
90.13%
Merck (MRK)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
85.02%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
75.18%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
72.81%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
12/1/1996 - 7/31/2000
69.99%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.