10 Stock Winners of the Past Decade

Mad Money host Jim Cramer is a strong advocate of the art of stock picking. Sure the overall market may have been lackluster over the past 10 years, but that doesn’t mean that every investor’s performance was that way.

Those savvy investors who were smart enough (or lucky enough) to pick the right stocks were rewarded with huge gains over the past 10 years.

Here is Cramer’s list of the top 10 stock winners of the past decade:

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG: 504.08 -0.16%) – up 1,407%
Coach (COH: 74.29 -0.01%) – up 1,507%
CarMax (KMX: 30.39 +1.47%) – up 1.663%
Cognizant Technology (CTSH: 71.14 +0.75%) – up 2,285%
Southwestern Energy (SWN: 34.85 -1.27%) – up 2,601%
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF: 65.78 -0.74%) – up 2,671%
Urban Outfitters (URBN: 29.33 +2.95%) – up 3,599%
FLIR Systems (FLIR: 25.57 -0.35%) – up 3,789%
Apple (AAPL: 513.04 -0.35%) – up 4,962%
Priceline.com (PCLN: 587.72 +0.51%) – up 4,962%

These top ten stock winners of the past decade all have one thing in common – they transformed their respective industries with innovative products and ideas.

Cramer doesn’t view all of the stocks on this list as a “buy”, so investors shouldn’t run out and just add these tickers to their portfolio. Market conditions have changed and the top 10 winners of the next decade are likely a completely different list of stocks. However, the investors that can identify those winners will be rewarded with a stellar investment performance.