best performing sandp stocks 1997 to 2008

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between 1997 and 2008 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 20,445.6%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1997-2008
20,445.59%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1997-2008
4,234.1%
NVR (NVR)
1997-2008
3,409.62%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1997-2008
3,205.83%
Best Buy (BBY)
1997-2008
2,401.09%
Amazon (AMZN)
1997-2008
2,003.36%
Altria (MO)
1997-2008
1,907.05%
Apple (AAPL)
1997-2008
1,516.15%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1997-2008
1,481.44%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
1997-2008
1,336.19%
ResMed (RMD)
1997-2008
1,262.94%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1997-2008
1,134.34%
Copart (CPRT)
1997-2008
1,114.29%
Biogen (BIIB)
1997-2008
1,103.29%
Deckers Outdoor (DECK)
1997-2008
1,061.87%
CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
1997-2008
1,043.93%
Pool (POOL)
1997-2008
1,009.94%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1997-2008
947.4%
BlackRock (BLK)
1997-2008
941.4%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1997-2008
925.98%
FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
1997-2008
910.27%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
1997-2008
837.21%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1997-2008
805.19%
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1997-2008
796.09%
Amphenol (APH)
1997-2008
774.23%