Top performing stocks (2026)
The best performing large-cap US stock of 2026 is SNDK (+635.1% 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.
Updated July 2, 2026
Top 50 by 2026 return#
| # | Company | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNDK | $1,745.00 | -14.1% | +1.7% | +148.7% | +635.1% | +3676.2% | — | $258B |
| 2 | DD | $139.91 | +1.0% | +187.5% | +208.8% | +250.8% | +370.2% | +423.5% | $18B |
| 3 | MU | $975.56 | -5.5% | -8.3% | +166.4% | +241.9% | +703.3% | +1145.1% | $1.30T |
| 4 | INTC | $120.35 | -5.3% | +11.5% | +138.9% | +226.2% | +450.0% | +131.5% | $702B |
| 5 | DELL | $394.32 | -7.3% | -9.4% | +126.8% | +215.6% | +224.2% | +759.1% | $279B |
| 6 | WDC | $539.00 | -9.9% | -4.2% | +82.8% | +213.1% | +721.7% | +920.8% | $220B |
| 7 | STX | $820.16 | -10.4% | -11.5% | +91.0% | +198.4% | +444.8% | +996.4% | $218B |
| 8 | MRVL | $245.29 | -9.8% | -15.6% | +129.2% | +189.0% | +231.4% | +335.6% | $215B |
| 9 | ARM | $315.28 | -6.6% | -21.7% | +111.4% | +188.4% | +103.9% | — | $337B |
| 10 | MRNA | $79.76 | +10.0% | +74.8% | +62.1% | +170.5% | +163.4% | -66.0% | $28B |
| 11 | ALAB | $406.42 | -5.7% | +14.2% | +247.0% | +144.3% | +358.9% | — | $83B |
| 12 | AMD | $517.82 | -4.3% | -0.7% | +138.1% | +141.8% | +273.8% | +446.8% | $947B |
| 13 | AMAT | $603.04 | -7.4% | +23.1% | +73.3% | +135.4% | +220.0% | +355.6% | $574B |
| 14 | GLW | $196.79 | -10.8% | -1.8% | +33.2% | +125.5% | +277.3% | +443.0% | $220B |
| 15 | DVA | $234.91 | +3.0% | +25.0% | +61.4% | +106.8% | +64.8% | +91.9% | $14B |
| 16 | LRCX | $351.41 | -10.2% | +5.1% | +60.9% | +105.5% | +257.5% | +486.2% | $542B |
| 17 | KLAC | $235.55 | -11.5% | +15.2% | +57.3% | +98.9% | +172.5% | +1144.9% | $394B |
| 18 | FTNT | $156.25 | -1.7% | +5.0% | +89.3% | +96.8% | +52.9% | +215.0% | $113B |
| 19 | DDOG | $260.36 | -1.6% | -3.3% | +116.3% | +91.5% | +92.8% | +144.5% | $93B |
| 20 | TER | $369.09 | -13.6% | -6.0% | +19.3% | +90.8% | +292.9% | +192.8% | $76B |
| 21 | PANW | $348.06 | -1.1% | +17.1% | +113.3% | +89.0% | +76.7% | +460.2% | $278B |
| 22 | VRT | $300.53 | -3.5% | -10.1% | +15.0% | +85.6% | +142.0% | +1020.5% | $115B |
| 23 | GNRC | $252.66 | -6.5% | -11.2% | +30.2% | +85.3% | +67.7% | -39.1% | $17B |
| 24 | HPE | $41.23 | -6.2% | -26.6% | +67.5% | +72.7% | +97.5% | +221.6% | $60B |
| 25 | TXN | $293.08 | -1.8% | -4.9% | +51.3% | +71.2% | +39.7% | +75.7% | $271B |
| 26 | GEV | $1,113.11 | -1.9% | +14.8% | +23.9% | +70.5% | +120.9% | — | $316B |
| 27 | CAT | $963.53 | -2.8% | +5.9% | +34.6% | +68.9% | +144.4% | +383.7% | $490B |
| 28 | ON | $91.22 | -3.6% | -29.1% | +46.7% | +68.5% | +63.0% | +137.6% | $37B |
| 29 | VLO | $267.76 | -0.6% | +3.7% | +10.2% | +66.3% | +93.3% | +304.0% | $77B |
| 30 | ASML | $1,769.32 | -4.0% | +3.7% | +34.6% | +66.0% | +123.0% | +169.4% | $682B |
| 31 | MPC | $266.35 | +0.6% | +1.3% | +10.6% | +65.2% | +55.6% | +390.7% | $75B |
| 32 | CNC | $67.86 | -0.7% | +13.1% | +93.3% | +64.9% | +100.9% | -8.1% | $32B |
| 33 | FFIV | $408.14 | -3.8% | -0.2% | +34.5% | +59.9% | +37.8% | +117.1% | $23B |
| 34 | PWR | $668.31 | -3.3% | -5.3% | +19.2% | +58.4% | +79.1% | +652.3% | $108B |
| 35 | HUM | $396.75 | -3.1% | +23.6% | +123.1% | +55.7% | +64.7% | -7.9% | $48B |
| 36 | KEYS | $313.86 | -6.5% | -9.4% | +7.8% | +54.5% | +89.6% | +104.9% | $60B |
| 37 | JBL | $341.30 | -9.1% | -8.5% | +27.1% | +49.8% | +54.0% | +494.1% | $41B |
| 38 | CSCO | $112.69 | -3.7% | -12.0% | +42.6% | +47.9% | +68.2% | +141.0% | $463B |
| 39 | JBHT | $285.83 | -1.5% | +3.7% | +33.2% | +47.7% | +88.6% | +81.1% | $27B |
| 40 | NTAP | $154.17 | -1.4% | -12.2% | +49.2% | +45.4% | +46.1% | +108.5% | $30B |
| 41 | BEN | $34.11 | +0.1% | +9.6% | +45.8% | +44.8% | +43.4% | +35.0% | $17B |
| 42 | CF | $110.54 | +2.2% | -2.6% | -14.6% | +44.3% | +20.3% | +138.0% | $17B |
| 43 | TSM | $434.16 | -2.3% | -2.6% | +28.4% | +43.6% | +87.9% | +296.0% | $2.25T |
| 44 | IRM | $117.16 | -3.9% | -8.8% | +13.4% | +42.4% | +20.8% | +229.9% | $38B |
| 45 | MPWR | $1,288.16 | -3.3% | -20.7% | +15.2% | +42.4% | +69.4% | +254.4% | $68B |
| 46 | IBKR | $91.33 | -2.1% | +2.9% | +35.0% | +42.3% | +57.6% | +512.8% | $148B |
| 47 | TPL | $407.20 | -1.9% | +9.8% | -8.3% | +41.8% | +14.0% | +130.1% | $30B |
| 48 | TRGP | $258.88 | +0.4% | -1.7% | +6.5% | +41.7% | +52.4% | +540.3% | $58B |
| 49 | DOC | $21.89 | +1.2% | +12.5% | +34.0% | +40.1% | +27.4% | -13.5% | $15B |
| 50 | HON | $229.86 | +3.7% | -2.3% | +0.2% | +17.8% | +1.9% | +10.2% | $71B |
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 +635.1% 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 +635.1%, 2. DD +250.8%, 3. MU +241.9%, 4. INTC +226.2%, 5. DELL +215.6%, 6. WDC +213.1%, 7. STX +198.4%, 8. MRVL +189.0%, 9. ARM +188.4%, 10. MRNA +170.5%.
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