best performing stocks in the s and p 500 in the year 1999

Qualcomm (QCOM) had the best year in 1999 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC) in 1999, returning 2,587%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1999
2,586.95%
VeriSign (VRSN)
1999
1,165.01%
F5 Networks (FFIV)
1999
1,012.2%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1999
515.59%
Biogen (BIIB)
1999
317.53%
Oracle (ORCL)
1999
285.32%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1999
256.92%
NetApp (NTAP)
1999
249.74%
Juniper Networks (JNPR)
1999
223.81%
Teradyne (TER)
1999
213.35%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1999
198.8%
Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
1999
197.84%
Trimble (TRMB)
1999
195.74%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1999
195.48%
Corning (GLW)
1999
190.56%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1999
188.36%
Genesis Healthcare (GEN)
1999
172.68%
CoStar (CSGP)
1999
168.22%
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1999
168.2%
Copart (CPRT)
1999
167.65%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1999
160.65%
KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
1999
153.12%
Intuit (INTU)
1999
147.8%
Apple (AAPL)
1999
144.06%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
1999
140.47%