best performing mega stock between jan 1996 and jun 1997

ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) had the highest return between January 1, 1996 and June 30, 1997 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 240.4%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
240.36%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
187.62%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
115.58%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
101.11%
International Business Machines (IBM)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
100.75%
Morgan Stanley (MS)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
94.55%
Bank of America (BAC)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
93.54%
GE Aerospace (GE)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
87.02%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
85.91%
American Express (AXP)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
83.93%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
80.2%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
76.82%
Oracle (ORCL)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
76.76%
Procter & Gamble (PG)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
76.69%
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
76.16%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (AZN)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
75.74%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
73.33%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
67.67%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
62.92%
Novo Nordisk A-S (NVO)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
61.9%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
61.66%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
53.91%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
52.65%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
50.58%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
47.86%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.