Energy Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated October 13, 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 29 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSXPhillips 66 | 35 / 52 | +61.1% | +130.9% | +13.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 35 of its last 52 weeks, on a +130.9% total return — +61.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | APAAPA Corporation | 35 / 52 | +58.0% | +118.8% | +6.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 35 of its last 52 weeks, on a +118.8% total return — +58.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | EOGEOG Resources | 35 / 52 | +16.0% | +41.7% | +3.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 35 of its last 52 weeks, on a +41.7% total return — +16.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | VLOValero Energy | 33 / 52 | +84.5% | +188.9% | +19.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +188.9% total return — +84.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | DVNDevon Energy | 33 / 52 | +21.0% | +54.5% | +1.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +54.5% total return — +21.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | FANGDiamondback Energy | 32 / 52 | +18.9% | +41.7% | −3.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +41.7% total return — +18.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | MPCMarathon Petroleum | 31 / 52 | +77.2% | +163.7% | +20.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +163.7% total return — +77.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | TRGPTarga Resources | 31 / 52 | +42.1% | +92.3% | +2.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +92.3% total return — +42.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | CVXChevron Corporation | 31 / 52 | +18.4% | +46.3% | +2.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +46.3% total return — +18.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | XOMExxonMobil | 30 / 52 | +28.2% | +57.3% | +5.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +57.3% total return — +28.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | OXYOccidental Petroleum | 29 / 52 | +13.6% | +46.3% | −0.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +46.3% total return — +13.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | OKEOneok | 29 / 52 | +10.1% | +35.2% | −3.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +35.2% total return — +10.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | EQTEQT Corporation | 29 / 52 | −14.3% | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +2.5% total return — −14.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | COPConocoPhillips | 28 / 52 | +24.0% | +60.8% | +3.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +60.8% total return — +24.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | HALHalliburton | 27 / 52 | +16.7% | +49.2% | −6.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +49.2% total return — +16.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | WMBWilliams Companies | 27 / 52 | +1.9% | +19.1% | +3.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +19.1% total return — +1.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | EXEExpand Energy | 27 / 52 | −31.0% | −9.2% | −1.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a −9.2% total return — −31.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | SLBSchlumberger | 26 / 52 | +22.4% | +53.8% | −8.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +53.8% total return — +22.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | TPLTexas Pacific Land Corporation | 26 / 52 | +11.7% | +24.5% | +1.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +24.5% total return — +11.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | KMIKinder Morgan | 26 / 52 | +1.2% | +23.4% | +8.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +23.4% total return — +1.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||