Biggest 1-Year Outperformers
The S&P 500 stocks that beat the index by the most
Updated July 24, 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 +17.7% 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 | +3359.9% | +56.0% | −26.7% |
| Information Technology — returned +3359.9% over the past year, +3342.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 2 | MUMicron TechnologyInformation Technology | +713.1% | +102.4% | −11.7% |
| Information Technology — returned +713.1% over the past year, +695.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 3 | WDCWestern DigitalInformation Technology | +675.6% | +39.5% | −27.0% |
| Information Technology — returned +675.6% over the past year, +657.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 4 | LITELumentumInformation Technology | +643.4% | −14.7% | −12.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +643.4% over the past year, +625.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 5 | STXSeagate TechnologyInformation Technology | +480.5% | +55.5% | −20.1% |
| Information Technology — returned +480.5% over the past year, +462.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 6 | CIENCienaInformation Technology | +361.0% | −23.0% | −10.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +361.0% over the past year, +343.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 7 | INTCIntelInformation Technology | +304.9% | +34.8% | −23.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +304.9% over the past year, +287.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 8 | TERTeradyneInformation Technology | +277.1% | −8.0% | −14.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +277.1% over the past year, +259.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 9 | DELLDell TechnologiesInformation Technology | +253.0% | +122.5% | +4.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +253.0% over the past year, +235.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 10 | AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesInformation Technology | +225.4% | +87.5% | +1.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +225.4% over the past year, +207.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 11 | FIXComfort Systems USAIndustrials | +214.9% | +5.0% | −10.3% |
| Industrials — returned +214.9% over the past year, +197.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 12 | LRCXLam ResearchInformation Technology | +202.8% | +14.1% | −18.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +202.8% over the past year, +185.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 13 | SATSEchoStarCommunication Services | +202.1% | −33.7% | −27.3% |
| Communication Services — returned +202.1% over the past year, +184.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 14 | COHRCoherent Corp.Information Technology | +181.6% | −18.2% | −25.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +181.6% over the past year, +164.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 15 | AMATApplied MaterialsInformation Technology | +178.5% | +35.1% | −9.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +178.5% over the past year, +160.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 16 | GLWCorning Inc.Information Technology | +170.6% | −10.8% | −16.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +170.6% over the past year, +153.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 17 | HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseInformation Technology | +128.9% | +80.4% | −1.1% |
| Information Technology — returned +128.9% over the past year, +111.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 18 | KLACKLA CorporationInformation Technology | +124.7% | +17.5% | −11.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +124.7% over the past year, +107.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 19 | VRTVertivIndustrials | +121.4% | −5.5% | −8.6% |
| Industrials — returned +121.4% over the past year, +103.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 20 | CNCCentene CorporationHealth Care | +117.6% | +66.1% | +4.6% |
| Health Care — returned +117.6% over the past year, +99.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 21 | CATCaterpillar Inc.Industrials | +112.6% | +11.8% | −7.0% |
| Industrials — returned +112.6% over the past year, +94.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 22 | VLOValero EnergyEnergy | +109.1% | +35.3% | +26.2% |
| Energy — returned +109.1% over the past year, +91.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 23 | WBDWarner Bros. DiscoveryCommunication Services | +100.7% | −6.2% | −1.8% |
| Communication Services — returned +100.7% over the past year, +83.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 24 | KEYSKeysight TechnologiesInformation Technology | +95.4% | −4.7% | −9.1% |
| Information Technology — returned +95.4% over the past year, +77.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||
| 25 | APAAPA CorporationEnergy | +91.9% | +1.1% | +6.5% |
| Energy — returned +91.9% over the past year, +74.2% ahead of the S&P 500's +17.7%. | ||||