Information Technology 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 Information Technology names finished ahead of the index week after week, through their sector’s good stretches and bad ones. For scale: the typical Information Technology stock managed 27 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUMicron Technology | 33 / 52 | +201.1% | +424.9% | +3.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +424.9% total return — +201.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | WDCWestern Digital | 33 / 52 | +140.8% | +229.8% | −10.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +229.8% total return — +140.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | 33 / 52 | +138.5% | +181.8% | +22.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +181.8% total return — +138.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | CIENCiena | 33 / 52 | +113.7% | +156.8% | +25.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +156.8% total return — +113.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | SNDKSandisk | 32 / 52 | +308.7% | +1167.9% | −4.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +1167.9% total return — +308.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | KLACKLA Corporation | 32 / 52 | +54.8% | +87.2% | +8.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +87.2% total return — +54.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | ANETArista Networks | 32 / 52 | +36.0% | +32.7% | +8.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +32.7% total return — +36.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | FFIVF5, Inc. | 32 / 52 | +28.7% | +43.6% | +15.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +43.6% total return — +28.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | TERTeradyne | 31 / 52 | +114.5% | +187.9% | +15.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +187.9% total return — +114.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | LRCXLam Research | 31 / 52 | +87.5% | +129.2% | +10.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +129.2% total return — +87.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | ADIAnalog Devices | 31 / 52 | +40.1% | +84.0% | +14.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +84.0% total return — +40.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | DELLDell Technologies | 30 / 52 | +155.2% | +280.3% | +7.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +280.3% total return — +155.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | STXSeagate Technology | 30 / 52 | +135.3% | +248.4% | −7.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +248.4% total return — +135.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | COHRCoherent Corp. | 30 / 52 | +123.3% | +161.0% | +8.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +161.0% total return — +123.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | INTCIntel | 29 / 52 | +120.7% | +182.7% | +5.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +182.7% total return — +120.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | FTNTFortinet | 29 / 52 | +75.1% | +129.7% | +12.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +129.7% total return — +75.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | KEYSKeysight Technologies | 29 / 52 | +72.6% | +132.1% | +17.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +132.1% total return — +72.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | GLWCorning Inc. | 29 / 52 | +69.6% | +79.0% | +3.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +79.0% total return — +69.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | PANWPalo Alto Networks | 29 / 52 | +64.7% | +90.4% | +6.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +90.4% total return — +64.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | CSCOCisco | 29 / 52 | +42.6% | +69.4% | +4.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +69.4% total return — +42.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||