The 10 Best Performing Stocks in the Last 25 Years

We analyzed the entire Russell 1000 using the YCharts Stock Screener to find the best-performing stocks of 2024 as well as lookback periods of 3Y, 5Y, 10Y, and 25Y.

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• Best-Performing Stocks in 2024
• Best-Performing Stocks in the Last 3 Years
• Best-Performing Stocks in the Last 5 Years
• Best-Performing Stocks in the Last 10 Years
• Best-Performing Stocks in the Last 25 Years
• What Was the Growth of $10,000 Over the Last 25 Years?
• How Would Making Regular Contributions Affect Overall Returns?

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Best Performing Stocks in the Last Year

These are the top-performing stocks between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.

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Best Performing Stocks in the Last 3 Years

These are the top-performing stocks between December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2024.

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Best Performing Stocks in the Last 5 Years

These are the top-performing stocks between December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2024.

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Best Performing Stocks in the Last 10 Years

These are the top-performing stocks between December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2024.

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Best Performing Stocks in the Last 25 Years

These are the top-performing stocks between December 31, 1999 and December 31, 2024.

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What Was the Growth of $10,000 Over the Last 25 Years?

If you invested $10,000 25 years ago into any of the ten best-performing stocks over the last 25 years, your balance today would be in the millions of dollars.

The best-performing stock in the last 25 years was Deckers Outdoor Corp (DECK). A $10,000 investment into Deckers Outdoor Corp 25 years ago would be worth $13.93 million today. Right behind it is NVIDIA (NVDA); $10,000 invested into NVIDIA back in 1999 would’ve turned into $13.73 million today, or $14.97 million after dividend reinvestment.

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How Would Making Regular Contributions Affect Overall Returns?

Using Apple (AAPL)–the world’s most valuable company and ninth-best performer over the last 25 years–as an example, contributing $100 each month since December 1999 would’ve equaled a net total contribution of $30,000, with a total return of $5.25 million.

If the monthly contribution was $250 each month ($75,000 total), the net balance after those 25 years would be $13.1 million today.

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Though total returns achieved via monthly contributions over the 25 year time horizon wouldn’t have been as large as an upfront lump-sum investment, tools like Scenarios illustrate the importance of “staying the course” as an equity investment strategy to clients.

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