Tesla and Apple Join Nvidia at the Top of S&P 500's Long-Term Winners List

Oct 6 - Nvidia NVDA ranks as the top-performing S&P 500 stock over the past 10, 15 and 20 years, according to Creative Planning's analysis.

The company also ranks third for five-year returns, a sign of sustained market influence.

Nvidia's role supplying high-performance chips for artificial intelligence has driven much of its recent growth since late 2022. Investors view the firm as a key supplier for AI infrastructure, and its market value rose from $418.22 billion to $4.56 trillion during the period cited.

Charlie Bilello at Creative Planning reports Nvidia's total returns at 1,341% over five years, 31,025% over ten, 72,005% over fifteen and 69,610% over twenty. Those figures place Nvidia well ahead of most peers on long-term performance metrics.

Creative Planning's rankings also highlight other major tech companies shaping market returns. Tesla TSLA ranks second over 15 years with a reported 31,198% return, while Apple AAPL ranks fourth over 20 years, with a 15,688% gain.

Collectively, the companies constitute a heavy proportion of the index's long-term returns. Market observers fear that leadership may change with a change in technology; thus, investors need to speculate on concentration risk and potential growth.