Biggest 1-Year Outperformers
The S&P 500 stocks that beat the index by the most
Updated October 23, 2026
This is the straight one-year return leaderboard — no consistency weighting, no risk adjustment, just the names that went up the most. What keeps it honest is the benchmark: every figure is set against the S&P 500’s own return, up +13.8% over the same year, so you can see not just that a stock rose but by how far it cleared the market.
Raw return is the start of a question, not the end of one. A name at the top of this list might be a durable leader or a single-catalyst pop that’s already run its course — the other boards here (consistency, quiet compounding, money flow) are how you tell which. But for a clean read on what actually won the year, start here.
| # | Stock | 1Y return | 3M | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNDKSandiskInformation Technology | +742.5% | −3.1% | −29.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +742.5% over the past year, +728.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 2 | MRNAModernaHealth Care | +645.3% | +259.7% | +2.7% |
| Health Care — returned +645.3% over the past year, +631.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 3 | LITELumentumInformation Technology | +378.4% | +6.2% | −18.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +378.4% over the past year, +364.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 4 | MUMicron TechnologyInformation Technology | +342.2% | −2.5% | −18.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +342.2% over the past year, +328.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 5 | SATSEchoStarCommunication Services | +238.9% | −28.8% | −1.7% |
| Communication Services — returned +238.9% over the past year, +225.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 6 | DELLDell TechnologiesInformation Technology | +204.0% | +7.0% | −14.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +204.0% over the past year, +190.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 7 | STXSeagate TechnologyInformation Technology | +193.2% | −22.8% | −30.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +193.2% over the past year, +179.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 8 | WDCWestern DigitalInformation Technology | +185.3% | −31.0% | −23.7% |
| Information Technology — returned +185.3% over the past year, +171.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 9 | VLOValero EnergyEnergy | +159.0% | +37.5% | +9.5% |
| Energy — returned +159.0% over the past year, +145.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 10 | HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseInformation Technology | +144.4% | +17.1% | −11.2% |
| Information Technology — returned +144.4% over the past year, +130.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 11 | MPCMarathon PetroleumEnergy | +142.5% | +46.4% | +17.0% |
| Energy — returned +142.5% over the past year, +128.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 12 | INTCIntelInformation Technology | +135.5% | −5.1% | −31.7% |
| Information Technology — returned +135.5% over the past year, +121.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 13 | APAAPA CorporationEnergy | +126.7% | +49.4% | +18.8% |
| Energy — returned +126.7% over the past year, +112.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 14 | AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesInformation Technology | +124.5% | +4.4% | −17.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +124.5% over the past year, +110.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 15 | TERTeradyneInformation Technology | +122.5% | −7.7% | −20.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +122.5% over the past year, +108.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 16 | PSXPhillips 66Energy | +115.5% | +36.3% | +10.7% |
| Energy — returned +115.5% over the past year, +101.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 17 | FTNTFortinetInformation Technology | +112.6% | +18.1% | +0.7% |
| Information Technology — returned +112.6% over the past year, +98.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 18 | TRGPTarga ResourcesEnergy | +95.8% | +13.0% | +6.8% |
| Energy — returned +95.8% over the past year, +82.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 19 | CNCCentene CorporationHealth Care | +94.8% | +9.5% | +13.3% |
| Health Care — returned +94.8% over the past year, +81.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 20 | CIENCienaInformation Technology | +94.7% | −15.1% | −10.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +94.7% over the past year, +80.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 21 | KEYSKeysight TechnologiesInformation Technology | +91.1% | +0.3% | −12.0% |
| Information Technology — returned +91.1% over the past year, +77.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 22 | NUENucorMaterials | +88.9% | +4.1% | +4.1% |
| Materials — returned +88.9% over the past year, +75.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 23 | CRLCharles River LaboratoriesHealth Care | +84.7% | +54.0% | +17.3% |
| Health Care — returned +84.7% over the past year, +70.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 24 | NTAPNetAppInformation Technology | +84.5% | +26.9% | +9.2% |
| Information Technology — returned +84.5% over the past year, +70.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||
| 25 | COHRCoherent Corp.Information Technology | +81.4% | −22.9% | −28.0% |
| Information Technology — returned +81.4% over the past year, +67.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +13.8%. | ||||