Biggest 1-Year Outperformers
The S&P 500 stocks that beat the index by the most
Updated July 11, 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 +20.7% 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 | +4136.9% | +169.5% | +22.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +4136.9% over the past year, +4116.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 2 | WDCWestern DigitalInformation Technology | +793.3% | +86.7% | +13.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +793.3% over the past year, +772.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 3 | LITELumentumInformation Technology | +780.6% | −1.7% | −7.1% |
| Information Technology — returned +780.6% over the past year, +759.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 4 | MUMicron TechnologyInformation Technology | +716.6% | +159.4% | +13.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +716.6% over the past year, +695.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 5 | STXSeagate TechnologyInformation Technology | +513.5% | +94.2% | +7.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +513.5% over the past year, +492.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 6 | CIENCienaInformation Technology | +475.0% | +2.9% | −5.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +475.0% over the past year, +454.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 7 | INTCIntelInformation Technology | +399.3% | +107.6% | +10.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +399.3% over the past year, +378.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 8 | AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesInformation Technology | +313.9% | +151.8% | +19.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +313.9% over the past year, +293.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 9 | TERTeradyneInformation Technology | +297.0% | +12.2% | +0.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +297.0% over the past year, +276.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 10 | COHRCoherent Corp.Information Technology | +268.5% | +27.2% | −13.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +268.5% over the past year, +247.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 11 | GLWCorning Inc.Information Technology | +264.4% | +28.5% | +7.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +264.4% over the past year, +243.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 12 | LRCXLam ResearchInformation Technology | +257.0% | +56.2% | +15.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +257.0% over the past year, +236.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 13 | DELLDell TechnologiesInformation Technology | +248.7% | +144.8% | +10.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +248.7% over the past year, +228.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 14 | FIXComfort Systems USAIndustrials | +224.3% | +23.2% | −4.8% |
| Industrials — returned +224.3% over the past year, +203.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 15 | AMATApplied MaterialsInformation Technology | +215.8% | +70.0% | +33.0% |
| Information Technology — returned +215.8% over the past year, +195.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 16 | SATSEchoStarCommunication Services | +206.1% | −23.1% | −17.5% |
| Communication Services — returned +206.1% over the past year, +185.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 17 | KLACKLA CorporationInformation Technology | +153.7% | +49.5% | +20.0% |
| Information Technology — returned +153.7% over the past year, +133.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 18 | VRTVertivIndustrials | +152.5% | +21.6% | +6.1% |
| Industrials — returned +152.5% over the past year, +131.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 19 | CATCaterpillar Inc.Industrials | +143.3% | +31.5% | +5.3% |
| Industrials — returned +143.3% over the past year, +122.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 20 | WBDWarner Bros. DiscoveryCommunication Services | +141.3% | −2.8% | +1.3% |
| Communication Services — returned +141.3% over the past year, +120.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 21 | HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseInformation Technology | +131.9% | +96.9% | −1.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +131.9% over the past year, +111.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 22 | MRNAModernaHealth Care | +128.3% | +36.2% | +43.9% |
| Health Care — returned +128.3% over the past year, +107.6% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 23 | CMICumminsIndustrials | +106.2% | +21.4% | +3.8% |
| Industrials — returned +106.2% over the past year, +85.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 24 | GEVGE VernovaIndustrials | +105.8% | +19.9% | +16.9% |
| Industrials — returned +105.8% over the past year, +85.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||
| 25 | CNCCentene CorporationHealth Care | +103.8% | +85.5% | +8.1% |
| Health Care — returned +103.8% over the past year, +83.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +20.7%. | ||||