Industrials 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 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 24 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PWRQuanta Services | 34 / 52 | +43.1% | +65.0% | +10.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 34 of its last 52 weeks, on a +65.0% total return — +43.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | JCIJohnson Controls | 33 / 52 | +24.2% | +48.2% | +13.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +48.2% total return — +24.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | FDXFedEx | 31 / 52 | +30.6% | +60.6% | −7.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +60.6% total return — +30.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | IEXIDEX Corporation | 31 / 52 | +23.0% | +47.2% | +6.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +47.2% total return — +23.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | AMEAmetek | 31 / 52 | +14.8% | +39.7% | +7.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +39.7% total return — +14.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | FIXComfort Systems USA | 30 / 52 | +65.5% | +99.3% | +2.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +99.3% total return — +65.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | EXPDExpeditors International | 30 / 52 | +32.7% | +72.5% | +0.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +72.5% total return — +32.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | WABWabtec | 30 / 52 | +24.1% | +50.0% | +2.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +50.0% total return — +24.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | VRTVertiv | 29 / 52 | +53.5% | +40.4% | −0.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +40.4% total return — +53.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | JBHTJ.B. Hunt | 29 / 52 | +43.8% | +67.1% | −16.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +67.1% total return — +43.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | CATCaterpillar Inc. | 29 / 52 | +43.3% | +57.3% | −1.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +57.3% total return — +43.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | ODFLOld Dominion | 29 / 52 | +15.7% | +36.4% | +0.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +36.4% total return — +15.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | EMEEmcor | 29 / 52 | +9.0% | +16.9% | +3.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +16.9% total return — +9.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | FTVFortive | 29 / 52 | +1.9% | +21.5% | +5.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +21.5% total return — +1.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | GEVGE Vernova | 28 / 52 | +43.0% | +66.1% | +14.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +66.1% total return — +43.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | GNRCGenerac | 28 / 52 | +30.4% | +26.0% | +21.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.0% total return — +30.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | DEDeere & Company | 27 / 52 | +19.4% | +45.6% | −4.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +45.6% total return — +19.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | ROKRockwell Automation | 27 / 52 | +11.0% | +29.5% | +3.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +29.5% total return — +11.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | SWKStanley Black & Decker | 27 / 52 | +9.1% | +40.8% | +2.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +40.8% total return — +9.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | HUBBHubbell Incorporated | 27 / 52 | −1.3% | +17.0% | +8.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +17.0% total return — −1.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||