Industrials 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 Industrials names finished ahead of the index week after week, through their sector’s good stretches and bad ones. For scale: the typical Industrials stock managed 25 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FDXFedEx | 33 / 52 | +45.0% | +77.0% | +7.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +77.0% total return — +45.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | EXPDExpeditors International | 32 / 52 | +31.9% | +56.1% | +14.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +56.1% total return — +31.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | FIXComfort Systems USA | 31 / 52 | +72.5% | +114.0% | −10.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +114.0% total return — +72.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | PWRQuanta Services | 31 / 52 | +33.9% | +58.0% | −8.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +58.0% total return — +33.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | WABWabtec | 31 / 52 | +28.7% | +49.6% | −0.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +49.6% total return — +28.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | JCIJohnson Controls | 31 / 52 | +15.5% | +27.7% | −3.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +27.7% total return — +15.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | CATCaterpillar Inc. | 30 / 52 | +56.3% | +85.0% | −1.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +85.0% total return — +56.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | IEXIDEX Corporation | 30 / 52 | +17.0% | +38.7% | −1.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +38.7% total return — +17.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | AMEAmetek | 30 / 52 | +10.1% | +26.6% | −1.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.6% total return — +10.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | VRTVertiv | 29 / 52 | +65.6% | +98.8% | +13.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +98.8% total return — +65.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | PCARPaccar | 29 / 52 | +8.8% | +23.6% | −6.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +23.6% total return — +8.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | FTVFortive | 29 / 52 | +5.3% | +22.9% | +2.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +22.9% total return — +5.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | JBHTJ.B. Hunt | 28 / 52 | +48.1% | +79.0% | −3.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +79.0% total return — +48.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | RTXRTX Corporation | 28 / 52 | +17.3% | +32.5% | −1.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +32.5% total return — +17.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | SWKStanley Black & Decker | 28 / 52 | +16.8% | +29.1% | +2.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +29.1% total return — +16.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | ODFLOld Dominion | 28 / 52 | +15.7% | +29.1% | −6.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +29.1% total return — +15.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | CHRWC.H. Robinson | 28 / 52 | +12.5% | +17.4% | +2.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +17.4% total return — +12.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | EMEEmcor | 28 / 52 | +7.7% | +18.6% | −7.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +18.6% total return — +7.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | HWMHowmet Aerospace | 27 / 52 | +30.6% | +50.8% | −4.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +50.8% total return — +30.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | UNPUnion Pacific Corporation | 27 / 52 | +17.0% | +38.3% | +5.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +38.3% total return — +17.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||