Best Stock Performers for last Decade

Wanna know which stocks were the best performers for the last decade? Here is the list…

10 top performers from 1996 through 2005:

Company	1996 Market Cap*	Return
Hansen Natural	$11	24,185%
Chico’s	$48	17,600%
NVR	$151	7,150%
Christopher & Banks	$28	6,795%
Meritage Homes	$23	5,860%
American Eagle Outfitters	$236	4,850%
Comtech Telecommunications	$7	4,315%
Pool Corp.	$81	4,090%
Engineered Support Systems**	$47	3,800%
Jos. A. Bank	$29	3,790%

*In millions. Historical price data provided by Capital IQ and adjusted for dividends.
**Acquired by DRS Technologies.

Well the large caps are not always the tops but here is the list of the best amongst them in terms of performance in the last decade:

10 biggest companies way back in 1996.

Company	1996 Market Cap*	Return
General Electric (NYSE: GE)	$120,260	248%
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM)	$99,955	258%
Coca-Cola	$93,136	24%
Merck (NYSE: MRK)	$80,805	34%
Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM)	$79,364	167%
Altria	$75,335	298%
Procter & Gamble	$56,965	235%
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)	$55,372	232%
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)	$51,975	433%
Norsk Hydro (NYSE: NHY)	$51,954	240%

*In millions. Historical price data provided by Capital IQ and adjusted for dividends.

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