With the S&P 500 index up 48% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 55% over the past five years, we wanted to take a deeper dive and uncover the top-5 stocks that have performed the best during that same period.
When screening for stocks traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ with a minimum market cap of $1 billion, we found quite a few that might not be considered household names. What has been your best performer over the past five years?
Amarin (Tii:AMRN)
Annual Sales: $229.2M
Market Cap: $5,758.3M
5Y Return: 1,420.8%
Canopy Growth (Tii:CGC)
Annual Sales: $201.4M
Market Cap: $8,352.2M
5Y Return: 1,317.4%
Paycom Software (Tii:PAYC)
Annual Sales: $566.3M
Market Cap: $12,305.9M
5Y Return: 1,160.9%
Exelixis (Tii:EXEL)
Annual Sales: $853.8M
Market Cap: $5,612.8M
5Y Return: 1,119.1%
Casella Waste Systems (Tii:CWST)
Annual Sales: $660.7M
Market Cap: $2,129M
5Y Return: 1,089.9%