Energy Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated August 30, 2026
Sector rotation makes raw-return lists whiplash — a sector’s whole cohort looks brilliant in its quarter and terrible after. Weekly consistency cuts through that: it asks which Energy names finished ahead of the index week after week, through their sector’s good stretches and bad ones. For scale: the typical Energy stock managed 30 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APAAPA Corporation | 36 / 52 | +63.8% | +88.3% | +17.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 36 of its last 52 weeks, on a +88.3% total return — +63.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | PSXPhillips 66 | 33 / 52 | +55.5% | +84.0% | +15.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +84.0% total return — +55.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | FANGDiamondback Energy | 33 / 52 | +20.6% | +34.4% | −1.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +34.4% total return — +20.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | VLOValero Energy | 32 / 52 | +84.2% | +133.7% | +13.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +133.7% total return — +84.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | MPCMarathon Petroleum | 32 / 52 | +72.0% | +107.3% | +17.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +107.3% total return — +72.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | DVNDevon Energy | 32 / 52 | +21.2% | +33.2% | +7.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +33.2% total return — +21.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | EOGEOG Resources | 32 / 52 | +4.3% | +16.7% | −1.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +16.7% total return — +4.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | CVXChevron Corporation | 31 / 52 | +9.8% | +26.8% | +5.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.8% total return — +9.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | TRGPTarga Resources | 30 / 52 | +42.7% | +74.3% | +7.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +74.3% total return — +42.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | HALHalliburton | 30 / 52 | +42.5% | +62.2% | +14.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +62.2% total return — +42.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | XOMExxonMobil | 30 / 52 | +23.8% | +39.0% | −0.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +39.0% total return — +23.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | OKEOneok | 29 / 52 | +9.9% | +24.9% | +4.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +24.9% total return — +9.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | BKRBaker Hughes | 28 / 52 | +24.9% | +39.4% | +4.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +39.4% total return — +24.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | OXYOccidental Petroleum | 28 / 52 | +15.6% | +26.1% | +5.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.1% total return — +15.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | WMBWilliams Companies | 28 / 52 | +10.1% | +28.2% | +4.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +28.2% total return — +10.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | EXEExpand Energy | 28 / 52 | −11.3% | +3.0% | +6.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +3.0% total return — −11.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | SLBSchlumberger | 27 / 52 | +42.9% | +59.3% | +17.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +59.3% total return — +42.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | COPConocoPhillips | 27 / 52 | +17.1% | +33.1% | +9.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +33.1% total return — +17.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | TPLTexas Pacific Land Corporation | 26 / 52 | +13.6% | +20.3% | −7.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +20.3% total return — +13.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | KMIKinder Morgan | 26 / 52 | +0.6% | +16.8% | −1.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +16.8% total return — +0.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||