best performing stocks in the sandp from january 1998 to december 2006

Monster Beverage (MNST) had the highest return between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2006 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 14,672.1%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Monster Beverage (MNST)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
14,672.11%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
9,158.5%
NVR (NVR)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
2,848.57%
Apple (AAPL)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
2,388.8%
Tapestry (TPR)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,618.45%
Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,579.71%
Pool (POOL)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,528.74%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,310.72%
ResMed (RMD)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,293.87%
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,257.95%
eBay (EBAY)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,248.97%
CME (CME)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,248.02%
Axon Enterprise (AXON)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,204.65%
Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,183.15%
Qualcomm (QCOM)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,174.17%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,155.55%
ANSYS (ANSS)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,142.86%
Best Buy (BBY)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,134.04%
BlackRock (BLK)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
1,039.78%
Copart (CPRT)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
944.44%
NetApp (NTAP)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
797.81%
Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
772.15%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
767.26%
FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
765.29%
Biogen (BIIB)
1/1/1998 - 12/31/2006
758.58%