Top performing stocks (2026)
The best performing large-cap US stock of 2026 is SNDK (+653.2% YTD). The 50 biggest year-to-date winners from the S&P 500 and our large-cap universe — total returns from 1 day to 5 years, updated daily. Large caps only: no microcap pump-and-dumps. Not investment advice.
as of Aug 17, 4:00 PM ET
Top 50 by 2026 return#
| #Company | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1SNDK | +653.2% | $243B |
| 2DELL | +283.9% | $318B |
| 3STX | +262.0% | $221B |
| 4MU | +254.6% | $1.10T |
| 5CORT | +236.9% | $12B |
| 6NBIS | +221.3% | $70B |
| 7WDC | +211.4% | $184B |
| 8DOCN | +181.0% | $15B |
| 9INTC | +180.4% | $517B |
| 10MRVL | +176.1% | $194B |
| 11BE | +167.2% | $65B |
| 12RVMD | +166.2% | $44B |
| 13LITE | +162.8% | $72B |
| 14UMC | +152.7% | $48B |
| 15ASX | +150.3% | $88B |
| 16ARM | +148.3% | $297B |
| 17HPE | +141.5% | $78B |
| 18AMD | +136.3% | $840B |
| 19VSAT | +136.2% | $11B |
| 20VICR | +131.3% | $11B |
| 21TER | +129.1% | $65B |
| 22TSEM | +124.6% | $30B |
| 23ONTO | +122.6% | $16B |
| 24MPC | +122.2% | $100B |
| 25MRNA | +118.6% | $25B |
| 26STM | +115.9% | $48B |
| 27VLO | +115.7% | $98B |
| 28FLEX | +115.2% | $47B |
| 29SITM | +111.9% | $21B |
| 30DINO | +109.6% | $17B |
| 31SMTC | +109.3% | $13B |
| 32AMAT | +108.9% | $403B |
| 33TTMI | +104.4% | $15B |
| 34IESC | +104.2% | $15B |
| 35PANW | +104.1% | $313B |
| 36VG | +102.2% | $35B |
| 37ATI | +102.0% | $31B |
| 38FIX | +101.9% | $62B |
| 39LRCX | +101.1% | $416B |
| 40MKSI | +101.1% | $21B |
| 41ARW | +100.1% | $11B |
| 42GLW | +98.5% | $143B |
| 43STRL | +97.3% | $18B |
| 44FTNT | +96.2% | $117B |
| 45SKM | +94.6% | $8B |
| 46ENTG | +93.9% | $25B |
| 47NTAP | +92.5% | $41B |
| 48ALAB | +92.4% | $56B |
| 49HUT | +91.8% | $11B |
| 50DDOG | +81.8% | $92B |
Methodology#
Universe: S&P 500 members plus a curated set of large caps (recent listings and large foreign ADRs) — so the list measures real companies, not microcap movers. Ranked by year-to-date total return (dividends reinvested, from split- and dividend-adjusted closes); YTD measures from the last close of 2025. The table updates daily and sorts by any column; use the column picker to add valuation columns. See the S&P 500 returns pages for market context. Past performance does not predict future returns; 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 +653.2% year-to-date (total return, dividends reinvested).
- What are the top 10 performing stocks of 2026?
- The top 10 performers of 2026 year-to-date: 1. SNDK +653.2%, 2. DELL +283.9%, 3. STX +262.0%, 4. MU +254.6%, 5. CORT +236.9%, 6. NBIS +221.3%, 7. WDC +211.4%, 8. DOCN +181.0%, 9. INTC +180.4%, 10. MRVL +176.1%.
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