Top performing stocks (2026)
The 50 stocks below have a combined market cap of $7.6T; the best performer of 2026 is SNDK (+653.1% YTD). This year's 50 biggest large-cap winners. No penny-stock noise. Not investment advice.
End of day 2026-10-01 · 50 entries · digits update live during market hours
Top 50 by 2026 return
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| # Company | CategoryCategory | 1Y1Y chart | ||||||||
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| SNDKSandisk | Technology | $1,786.91 | +2.70% | +16.3% | -12.0% | +653.1% | +1376.0% | — | $262B | |
| MRNAModerna | Healthcare | $188.92 | -1.90% | +22.5% | +160.6% | +540.7% | +584.6% | -44.6% | $75B | |
| TWSTTwist Bioscience | Healthcare | $188.02 | -2.70% | +42.4% | +83.9% | +492.8% | +542.7% | +78.2% | $12B | |
| DELLDell Technologies | Technology | $541.70 | +0.70% | +27.5% | +27.4% | +330.4% | +261.9% | +910.4% | $344B | |
| MUMicron Technology | Technology | $1,097.68 | +3.06% | +17.6% | +6.3% | +284.5% | +502.5% | +1445.8% | $1.24T | |
| STXSeagate Technology Holdings | Technology | $945.47 | +2.51% | +15.8% | +3.3% | +243.4% | +268.2% | +1020.2% | $214B | |
| CORTCorcept Therapeutics | Healthcare | $114.07 | -1.01% | +0.6% | +28.9% | +227.7% | +35.3% | +474.7% | $12B | |
| INTCIntel | Technology | $120.01 | -0.18% | +34.9% | -5.5% | +225.2% | +233.9% | +122.8% | $605B | |
| UMCUnited Microelectronics | Technology | $25.21 | +2.94% | +23.2% | -1.9% | +220.7% | +240.2% | +123.1% | $63B | |
| BEBloom Energy | Energy | $277.56 | +0.21% | +29.9% | -4.1% | +219.5% | +207.8% | +1402.9% | $79B | |
| MRVLMarvell Technology | Technology | $268.07 | +1.46% | +27.4% | -1.5% | +215.5% | +219.6% | +348.1% | $235B | |
| DOCNDigitalOcean Holdings | Technology | $139.82 | +4.82% | +28.4% | -3.3% | +190.5% | +289.7% | +72.4% | $16B | |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | Technology | $615.64 | +0.63% | +34.0% | +13.8% | +187.5% | +275.4% | +501.0% | $1.01T | |
| LITELumentum Holdings | Communication Services | $1,045.63 | +7.66% | +20.3% | +30.5% | +183.7% | +510.1% | +1125.0% | $94B | |
| VICRVicor | Technology | $308.25 | +6.68% | +75.3% | -11.9% | +181.6% | +525.8% | +123.8% | $14B | |
| ASXASE Technology Holding ADR | Technology | $44.74 | +0.62% | +19.5% | +4.0% | +177.8% | +301.9% | +466.9% | $40B | |
| NBISNebius Group | Technology | $232.28 | -1.53% | +16.4% | +1.4% | +177.5% | +100.9% | — | $59B | |
| HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise | Technology | $64.62 | +1.13% | +27.0% | +46.9% | +168.9% | +159.0% | +341.7% | $86B | |
| WDCWestern Digital | Technology | $462.38 | +1.74% | +2.7% | -22.7% | +168.5% | +254.2% | +971.9% | $167B | |
| ARMArm Holdings | Technology | $292.34 | +0.93% | +24.5% | -13.4% | +167.4% | +94.4% | — | $311B | |
| RVMDRevolution Medicines | Healthcare | $206.16 | +0.44% | -1.9% | +9.8% | +158.5% | +349.0% | +607.0% | $44B | |
| MPCMarathon Petroleum | Energy | $420.22 | +6.27% | +9.7% | +58.6% | +158.3% | +118.5% | +561.0% | $118B | |
| SMTCSemtech | Technology | $186.67 | +4.67% | +41.1% | +26.9% | +153.2% | +160.3% | +137.0% | $17B | |
| VLOValero Energy | Energy | $408.43 | +5.37% | +12.8% | +51.6% | +150.9% | +143.6% | +454.8% | $118B | |
| OKTAOkta | Technology | $212.60 | +1.67% | +27.8% | +51.4% | +145.9% | +131.9% | -10.7% | $37B | |
| DINOHF Sinclair | Energy | $112.70 | +5.01% | +8.4% | +55.3% | +144.6% | +116.8% | +232.4% | $20B | |
| FROFrontline | Consumer Discretionary | $51.55 | +4.63% | +16.3% | +48.5% | +136.2% | +125.4% | +434.1% | $11B | |
| CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings | Technology | $266.15 | +0.53% | +23.7% | +37.7% | +127.1% | +112.9% | +327.0% | $273B | |
| FTNTFortinet | Technology | $178.74 | -0.01% | +10.4% | +12.4% | +125.1% | +109.8% | +199.9% | $131B | |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks | Technology | $396.12 | -0.30% | +9.4% | +12.6% | +115.1% | +91.6% | +388.7% | $324B | |
| TERTeradyne | Technology | $415.54 | +3.65% | +23.9% | -2.7% | +114.8% | +194.6% | +279.8% | $65B | |
| ALABAstera Labs | Technology | $356.07 | +0.03% | +27.3% | -17.3% | +114.2% | +83.2% | — | $62B | |
| TWLOTwilio | Technology | $301.29 | +3.02% | +31.8% | +44.0% | +111.8% | +193.3% | -7.1% | $46B | |
| ARWArrow Electronics | Technology | $231.51 | +1.99% | +12.5% | +10.5% | +110.2% | +90.3% | +101.4% | $12B | |
| STMSTMicroelectronics | Technology | $53.49 | +0.24% | +8.3% | -24.3% | +106.2% | +88.6% | +23.6% | $48B | |
| AMATApplied Materials | Technology | $529.27 | +3.50% | +19.8% | -18.7% | +106.0% | +143.1% | +309.9% | $420B | |
| TSEMTower Semiconductor | Technology | $241.36 | +6.13% | +21.2% | -1.7% | +105.5% | +222.6% | +703.3% | $27B | |
| PSXPhillips 66 | Energy | $264.19 | +3.48% | +4.8% | +51.4% | +104.8% | +96.3% | +264.1% | $105B | |
| VSATViaSat | Consumer Discretionary | $70.33 | -0.07% | +6.1% | -15.3% | +104.1% | +139.9% | +24.4% | $10B | |
| DDOGDatadog | Technology | $276.46 | +0.95% | +23.5% | +4.5% | +103.3% | +81.0% | +91.1% | $99B | |
| ILMNIllumina | Healthcare | $265.72 | -2.91% | +28.3% | +44.5% | +102.6% | +159.8% | -30.8% | $40B | |
| NTAPNetApp | Technology | $215.15 | +2.41% | +17.4% | +37.5% | +100.8% | +81.5% | +137.4% | $42B | |
| PEverpure | Technology | $134.11 | +2.55% | +43.0% | +73.9% | +100.2% | +56.5% | +421.7% | $45B | |
| ONTOOnto Innovation | Industrials | $314.71 | +2.24% | +22.8% | -10.4% | +99.5% | +129.4% | +331.0% | $15B | |
| LRCXLam Research | Technology | $339.80 | +3.44% | +17.2% | -13.1% | +98.7% | +138.2% | +496.9% | $425B | |
| SITMSiTime | Technology | $679.15 | +4.16% | +22.8% | -3.5% | +92.2% | +129.6% | +225.5% | $20B | |
| ENTGEntegris | Industrials | $158.45 | +2.85% | +22.4% | -4.1% | +88.1% | +68.7% | +26.9% | $24B | |
| HUTHut 8 | Financials | $86.44 | +0.39% | +11.3% | -18.4% | +88.0% | +136.4% | +86.3% | $11B | |
| VGVenture Global | Utilities | $12.77 | +1.03% | -15.5% | +15.8% | +87.2% | -13.2% | — | $32B | |
| CVECenovus Energy | Energy | $31.64 | +1.80% | -4.5% | +29.2% | +87.1% | +89.0% | +214.6% | $60B |
Methodology
The 50 largest year-to-date total returns among large caps. A market-cap floor keeps out the micro-cap noise that otherwise dominates any performance screen — a stock up 400% from a $30M base is not the same finding as a megacap up 80%. Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), measured over our own adjusted closes.
Performance columns are price returns: the change in the split-adjusted share price, the way quote screens report it, through the latest print during the session. Dividends are not reinvested. Fundamentals come from company filings via our EDGAR pipeline. Past performance does not predict future returns; this is not investment advice.
FAQ#
- What is the best performing stock of 2026?
- The best performing large-cap US stock of 2026 so far is Sandisk Corporation (SNDK), up +653.1% year-to-date (price return).
- What are the top 10 performing stocks of 2026?
- The top 10 performers of 2026 year-to-date: 1. SNDK +653.1%, 2. MRNA +540.7%, 3. TWST +492.8%, 4. DELL +330.4%, 5. MU +284.5%, 6. STX +243.4%, 7. CORT +227.7%, 8. INTC +225.2%, 9. UMC +220.7%, 10. BE +219.5%.
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