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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

#1 of 2026
+653.2%
SNDK
#2
+283.9%
DELL
#3
+262.0%
STX
Median of top 50
+115.9%
YTD return

Top 50 by 2026 return#

Columns:
#
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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