best performing stocks in the sandp 1988 to 2008

UnitedHealth (UNH) had the highest return between 1988 and 2008 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 24,513.5%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1988-2008
24,513.51%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
1988-2008
21,108.06%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1988-2008
20,980.23%
US Bancorp (USB)
1988-2008
19,177.37%
Bio-Techne (TECH)
1988-2008
14,188.11%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
1988-2008
13,920.87%
Fastenal (FAST)
1988-2008
12,323.14%
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1988-2008
10,248.89%
Oracle (ORCL)
1988-2008
9,317.52%
Ross Stores (ROST)
1988-2008
9,222.06%
Best Buy (BBY)
1988-2008
9,000.68%
Amgen (AMGN)
1988-2008
8,771.54%
T Rowe Price (TROW)
1988-2008
8,685.2%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1988-2008
8,129.64%
Nike (NKE)
1988-2008
7,679.97%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1988-2008
7,388.31%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1988-2008
6,012.18%
Johnson Controls International (JCI)
1988-2008
5,976.37%
Devon Energy (DVN)
1988-2008
5,937.8%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
1988-2008
5,574.4%
Danaher (DHR)
1988-2008
5,509.13%
Stryker (SYK)
1988-2008
5,210.83%
Paychex (PAYX)
1988-2008
4,993.11%
Lowe's Companies (LOW)
1988-2008
4,941.28%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1988-2008
4,643.66%