Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks of 2026
Every stock in the S&P 500 ranked by its price change since the last close of 2025, updated after each trading day.
Prices as of the close. Price return only: dividends are not included.
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The 50 best performing S&P 500 stocks of 2026
Ranked by price return from the Dec 31, 2025 close to the Oct 13, 2026 close. Insider buys counts the Form 4 filings this year in which the company's own officers, directors or 10% owners bought shares on the open market.
| Rank | Company | Sector | Close Dec 31 | Last close | 2026 return | Insider buys in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  $MRNA Moderna, Inc. | Health Care | $29.49 | $216.25 | +633.3% | 0 |
| 2 |  $SNDK Sandisk Corp | Information Technology | $237.38 | $1,482.33 | +524.5% | 0 |
| 3 |  $DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | Information Technology | $125.88 | $572.47 | +354.8% | 0 |
| 4 |  $MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | Information Technology | $285.41 | $953.19 | +234.0% | 1 |
| 5 |  $MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | Information Technology | $84.98 | $268.73 | +216.2% | 0 |
| 6 |  $MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp | Energy | $162.63 | $476.98 | +193.3% | 0 |
| 7 |  $HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | Information Technology | $24.02 | $68.81 | +186.5% | 0 |
| 8 |  $AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | Information Technology | $214.16 | $605.53 | +182.8% | 0 |
| 9 |  $VLO VALERO ENERGY CORP | Energy | $162.79 | $456.46 | +180.4% | 0 |
| 10 |  $TER TERADYNE, INC | Information Technology | $193.56 | $380.29 | +96.5% | 0 |
| 11 |  $APA APA Corp | Energy | $24.46 | $48.01 | +96.3% | 0 |
| 12 |  $FFIV F5, INC. | Information Technology | $255.26 | $476.24 | +86.6% | 0 |
| 13 |  $FLEX FLEX LTD. | Information Technology | $60.42 | $110.88 | +83.5% | 0 |
| 14 |  $KEYS Keysight Technologies, Inc. | Information Technology | $203.19 | $370.22 | +82.2% | 0 |
| 15 |  $AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INC | Information Technology | $256.99 | $464.24 | +80.7% | 0 |
| 16 |  $LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORP | Industrials | $171.18 | $301.11 | +75.9% | 0 |
| 17 |  $FIX COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC | Industrials | $933.29 | $1,626.64 | +74.3% | 0 |
| 18 |  $CIEN CIENA CORP | Information Technology | $233.87 | $400.40 | +71.2% | 0 |
| 19 |  $GLW CORNING INC | Materials | $87.56 | $148.54 | +69.6% | 0 |
| 20 |  $CNC CENTENE CORP | Health Care | $41.15 | $68.86 | +67.3% | 0 |
| 21 |  $TXN TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | Information Technology | $173.49 | $287.85 | +65.9% | 0 |
| 22 |  $HUM HUMANA INC | Health Care | $256.13 | $420.38 | +64.1% | 1 |
| 23 |  $PWR QUANTA SERVICES, INC. | Industrials | $422.06 | $688.88 | +63.2% | 0 |
| 24 |  $RVTY REVVITY, INC. | Health Care | $96.75 | $155.08 | +60.3% | 0 |
| 25 |  $DVA DAVITA INC. | Health Care | $113.61 | $182.08 | +60.3% | 0 |
| 26 |  $ZBRA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP | Industrials | $242.82 | $386.57 | +59.2% | 2 |
| 27 |  $TRGP Targa Resources Corp. | Utilities | $184.50 | $293.04 | +58.8% | 0 |
| 28 |  $GNRC GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. | Information Technology | $136.37 | $214.29 | +57.1% | 0 |
| 29 |  $COHR COHERENT CORP. | Information Technology | $184.57 | $289.98 | +57.1% | 0 |
| 30 |  $ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | Information Technology | $131.03 | $204.52 | +56.1% | 0 |
| 31 |  $NUE NUCOR CORP | Materials | $163.11 | $253.80 | +55.6% | 0 |
| 32 |  $TGT TARGET CORP | Consumer Discretionary | $97.75 | $151.99 | +55.5% | 0 |
| 33 |  $GEV GE Vernova Inc. | Information Technology | $653.57 | $1,004.04 | +53.6% | 0 |
| 34 |  $ADI ANALOG DEVICES INC | Information Technology | $271.20 | $414.70 | +52.9% | 0 |
| 35 |  $CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Materials | $77.34 | $117.25 | +51.6% | 0 |
| 36 |  $KLAC KLA CORP | Information Technology | $121.51 | $184.00 | +51.4% | 0 |
| 37 |  $Q Qnity Electronics, Inc. | Information Technology | $81.65 | $122.90 | +50.5% | 2 |
| 38 |  $COP CONOCOPHILLIPS | Energy | $93.61 | $140.90 | +50.5% | 0 |
| 39 |  $OXY OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP | Energy | $41.12 | $61.65 | +49.9% | 1 |
| 40 |  $CRL CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Health Care | $199.48 | $299.02 | +49.9% | 2 |
| 41 |  $CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Information Technology | $77.03 | $115.07 | +49.4% | 0 |
| 42 |  $VRT Vertiv Holdings Co | Information Technology | $162.01 | $237.29 | +46.5% | 0 |
| 43 |  $EOG EOG RESOURCES INC | Energy | $105.01 | $153.17 | +45.9% | 0 |
| 44 |  $MPWR MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. | Information Technology | $906.36 | $1,319.55 | +45.6% | 0 |
| 45 |  $ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | Consumer Staples | $57.49 | $83.20 | +44.7% | 1 |
| 46 |  $XOM EXXON MOBIL CORP | Energy | $120.34 | $174.08 | +44.7% | 0 |
| 47 |  $CVX CHEVRON CORP | Energy | $152.41 | $217.73 | +42.9% | 0 |
| 48 |  $FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC | Materials | $50.79 | $72.42 | +42.6% | 0 |
| 49 |  $STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INC | Materials | $169.45 | $240.63 | +42.0% | 0 |
| 50 |  $ON ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | Information Technology | $54.15 | $76.69 | +41.6% | 0 |
Insiders who bought this year's leaders
At 7 of the 50 best performers, the company's own insiders bought shares on the open market in 2026. Insiders sell for many reasons; a purchase is their own money going in.
The 25 worst performing S&P 500 stocks of 2026
The biggest price declines in the index since the Dec 31, 2025 close, worst first.
| Rank | Company | Sector | Close Dec 31 | Last close | 2026 return | Insider buys in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  $WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTD | Consumer Discretionary | $120.33 | $75.70 | -37.1% | 0 |
| 2 |  $CRH CRH PUBLIC LTD CO | Materials | $124.80 | $80.14 | -35.8% | 2 |
| 3 |  $MKC MCCORMICK & CO INC | Consumer Staples | $68.11 | $44.64 | -34.5% | 3 |
| 4 |  $LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. | Information Technology | $180.40 | $119.70 | -33.6% | 0 |
| 5 |  $COO COOPER COMPANIES, INC. | Health Care | $81.96 | $54.59 | -33.4% | 4 |
| 6 |  $NRG NRG ENERGY, INC. | Utilities | $159.24 | $107.18 | -32.7% | 0 |
| 7 |  $CPRT COPART INC | Consumer Discretionary | $39.15 | $26.37 | -32.6% | 0 |
| 8 |  $TSCO TRACTOR SUPPLY CO | Consumer Discretionary | $50.01 | $33.70 | -32.6% | 3 |
| 9 |  $ADBE ADOBE INC. | Information Technology | $349.99 | $236.28 | -32.5% | 1 |
| 10 |  $KKR KKR & Co. Inc. | Financials | $127.48 | $87.16 | -31.6% | 8 |
| 11 |  $GIS GENERAL MILLS INC | Consumer Staples | $46.50 | $31.83 | -31.6% | 0 |
| 12 |  $NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | Industrials | $22.32 | $15.32 | -31.4% | 7 |
| 13 |  $EFX EQUIFAX INC | Industrials | $216.98 | $149.08 | -31.3% | 1 |
| 14 |  $ALB ALBEMARLE CORP | Materials | $141.44 | $97.65 | -31.0% | 0 |
| 15 |  $FISV FISERV INC | Information Technology | $67.17 | $46.66 | -30.5% | 7 |
| 16 |  $CMCSA COMCAST CORP | Communication Services | $29.89 | $20.88 | -30.1% | 0 |
| 17 |  $DPZ DOMINOS PIZZA INC | Consumer Staples | $416.82 | $296.10 | -29.0% | 0 |
| 18 |  $BX Blackstone Inc. | Financials | $154.14 | $109.98 | -28.6% | 3 |
| 19 |  $FSLR FIRST SOLAR, INC. | Information Technology | $261.23 | $186.60 | -28.6% | 0 |
| 20 |  $ARES Ares Management Corp | Financials | $161.63 | $115.62 | -28.5% | 2 |
| 21 |  $CVNA CARVANA CO. | Consumer Discretionary | $84.40 | $60.39 | -28.4% | 3 |
| 22 |  $LII LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC | Industrials | $485.58 | $350.13 | -27.9% | 0 |
| 23 |  $AXON AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. | Materials | $567.93 | $413.35 | -27.2% | 0 |
| 24 |  $LEN LENNAR CORP | Industrials | $102.80 | $74.92 | -27.1% | 4 |
| 25 |  $ORCL ORACLE CORP | Information Technology | $194.91 | $143.20 | -26.5% | 1 |
How the ranking is calculated
Each stock's return is its latest closing price against its closing price on Dec 31, 2025, the last trading day of 2025. Both prices are adjusted for stock splits, so a split never shows up as a gain or a loss. Dividends are not added back: this is the price return, and a stock that pays a large dividend has done better than its figure here.
Spin-offs are not added back either, so each stock's daily prices are searched for a single day that fell 45% or more or rose 300% or more. A day like that is almost always a spin-off or a ticker symbol that changed hands, and the stock is then listed below as not comparable instead of ranked.
The list covers the stocks in the S&P 500 today, so a company that joined the index this year is ranked on its whole year. Both share classes of a company that has two in the index, such as Alphabet's, are listed separately.
Not comparable this year: BNY (+1,263% on May 21, 2026). Each had a single day that no ordinary market session produces, the mark of a spin-off or of a ticker symbol that passed to a different security, so its figure for the year is not a market return and it is left out of the ranking and the counts.
Being checked (28): APP, APTV, BLDR, BSX, CHTR, CRWD, CSGP, CTVA, DDOG, FICO, FIS, FTNT, INTC, INTU, LITE, LULU, LVS, NKE, NTAP, PANW, PNR, PODD, PSX, ROL, STX, TTD, WDC, ZTS. A move this large for the year is shown once its daily prices have been checked for a broken day.
Not ranked (9): AVB, EA, ECHO, EQR, FDXF, HONA, MRSH, PSKY, WBD. A stock needs a closing price on both days to be ranked, and these did not have one, usually because they began trading this year or stopped trading. No figure is estimated for them.
Index membership as of Aug 4, 2026. Past performance says nothing about future returns, and nothing on this page is investment advice.
Questions
- What is the best performing S&P 500 stock of 2026 so far?
- Moderna, Inc. (MRNA), up 633.3% since the last close of 2025, as of the Oct 13, 2026 close.
- What is the worst performing S&P 500 stock of 2026 so far?
- WYNN RESORTS LTD (WYNN), down 37.1% since the last close of 2025, as of the Oct 13, 2026 close.
- How many S&P 500 stocks are up in 2026?
- 279 of the 465 ranked members are up for the year and 186 are down, as of the Oct 13, 2026 close. The median member has moved +4.9%.
- Do these returns include dividends?
- No. Each figure is the price return: the latest closing price against the last close of 2025, adjusted for stock splits. Dividends are not added back, so a high-yield stock's total return is higher than the figure shown.
- How often is this list updated?
- After every trading day, once that day's closing prices are final.