Biggest 1-Year Outperformers
The S&P 500 stocks that beat the index by the most
Updated September 8, 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 +18.3% 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 | +2435.4% | +5.8% | +43.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +2435.4% over the past year, +2417.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 2 | MUMicron TechnologyInformation Technology | +661.4% | +5.4% | +14.0% |
| Information Technology — returned +661.4% over the past year, +643.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 3 | LITELumentumInformation Technology | +554.7% | +9.3% | +9.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +554.7% over the past year, +536.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 4 | MRNAModernaHealth Care | +458.2% | +194.8% | +137.2% |
| Health Care — returned +458.2% over the past year, +439.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 5 | WDCWestern DigitalInformation Technology | +418.6% | −9.4% | +9.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +418.6% over the past year, +400.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 6 | STXSeagate TechnologyInformation Technology | +380.6% | +3.1% | +11.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +380.6% over the past year, +362.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 7 | DELLDell TechnologiesInformation Technology | +327.2% | +33.1% | +17.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +327.2% over the past year, +308.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 8 | INTCIntelInformation Technology | +326.6% | −5.3% | +2.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +326.6% over the past year, +308.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 9 | AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesInformation Technology | +234.6% | +3.1% | +4.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +234.6% over the past year, +216.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 10 | LRCXLam ResearchInformation Technology | +211.2% | −1.2% | +2.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +211.2% over the past year, +192.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 11 | SATSEchoStarCommunication Services | +210.6% | −34.7% | −9.9% |
| Communication Services — returned +210.6% over the past year, +192.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 12 | TERTeradyneInformation Technology | +209.5% | −0.7% | −1.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +209.5% over the past year, +191.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 13 | COHRCoherent Corp.Information Technology | +208.5% | −24.9% | −20.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +208.5% over the past year, +190.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 14 | CIENCienaInformation Technology | +192.5% | −26.9% | −17.2% |
| Information Technology — returned +192.5% over the past year, +174.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 15 | AMATApplied MaterialsInformation Technology | +190.5% | −3.9% | −12.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +190.5% over the past year, +172.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 16 | VLOValero EnergyEnergy | +144.2% | +48.2% | +28.3% |
| Energy — returned +144.2% over the past year, +125.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 17 | HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseInformation Technology | +138.3% | +12.4% | +5.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +138.3% over the past year, +119.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 18 | VRTVertivIndustrials | +134.5% | −3.2% | +6.8% |
| Industrials — returned +134.5% over the past year, +116.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 19 | FIXComfort Systems USAIndustrials | +133.4% | −11.0% | −2.7% |
| Industrials — returned +133.4% over the past year, +115.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 20 | GLWCorning Inc.Information Technology | +133.2% | −11.5% | +0.2% |
| Information Technology — returned +133.2% over the past year, +114.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 21 | WBDWarner Bros. DiscoveryCommunication Services | +132.2% | +6.2% | +5.0% |
| Communication Services — returned +132.2% over the past year, +113.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 22 | CNCCentene CorporationHealth Care | +122.8% | −0.7% | −1.8% |
| Health Care — returned +122.8% over the past year, +104.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 23 | MPCMarathon PetroleumEnergy | +120.6% | +49.4% | +33.4% |
| Energy — returned +120.6% over the past year, +102.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 24 | KLACKLA CorporationInformation Technology | +108.8% | −10.4% | −4.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +108.8% over the past year, +90.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||
| 25 | FTNTFortinetInformation Technology | +99.8% | +10.1% | −1.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +99.8% over the past year, +81.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +18.3%. | ||||