Between December 21, 2004 and December 21, 2024, Bitcoin (BTC) has returned 197,486,627.6%, the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) has returned 816.9%, XAU/USD has returned 501.1% and the S&P 500 (GSPC) has returned 396.5%.

On December 30, 2005, Qualcomm (QCOM) had a market capitalization of $46.4B, based on 1.7B shares at a price of $27.25.

On December 31, 2020, Qualcomm (QCOM) had a market capitalization of $158.1B, based on 1.16B shares at a price of $136.79.

On December 31, 2020, Cisco Systems (CSCO) had a market capitalization of $163.9B, based on 4.24B shares at a price of $38.62.

SPY had its best quarter between 2000 and 2003 in Q2 2003, returning 14.9%.

Airship AI (AISPW) had the highest return between January 1, 2024 and March 15, 2024 by a US stock, returning 1,566.7%.

On December 31, 2010, Cisco Systems (CSCO) had a market capitalization of $75.6B, based on 5.68B shares at a price of $13.32.

On December 31, 1996, Coca-Cola (KO) had a market capitalization of $61.8B, based on 4.96B shares at a price of $12.45.

On December 31, 1996, Nokia (NOK) had a market capitalization of $8.1B, based on 4.79B shares at a price of $1.69.

ZTST (ZTST) has had the highest return since January 1, 2025 by a US stock, returning 30,631.9%.

On December 31, 1997, Nokia (NOK) had a market capitalization of $82.6B, based on 40.13B shares at a price of $2.06.

Amgen (AMGN) returned 152.8% in 1990.

XAU/USD returned 48.8% between 1986 and 1987.

The closing price for Microsoft (MSFT) between 1986 and 1987 was $0.23, on December 31, 1987. It was up 287.7% in that time. The latest price is $491.95.

Waste Management (WM) returned 251.8% in 1990.