Information Technology Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated September 6, 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 26 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNDKSandisk | 36 / 52 | +420.0% | +2684.0% | +38.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 36 of its last 52 weeks, on a +2684.0% total return — +420.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | MUMicron Technology | 36 / 52 | +236.0% | +718.4% | +15.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 36 of its last 52 weeks, on a +718.4% total return — +236.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | WDCWestern Digital | 36 / 52 | +200.4% | +416.6% | +3.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 36 of its last 52 weeks, on a +416.6% total return — +200.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | CIENCiena | 34 / 52 | +138.1% | +174.5% | −20.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 34 of its last 52 weeks, on a +174.5% total return — +138.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | STXSeagate Technology | 33 / 52 | +181.8% | +361.6% | −0.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +361.6% total return — +181.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | KLACKLA Corporation | 33 / 52 | +70.0% | +112.5% | −3.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +112.5% total return — +70.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | COHRCoherent Corp. | 32 / 52 | +133.4% | +194.8% | −15.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +194.8% total return — +133.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | LRCXLam Research | 32 / 52 | +111.3% | +206.4% | +0.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +206.4% total return — +111.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | 32 / 52 | +108.5% | +195.2% | −2.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +195.2% total return — +108.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | GLWCorning Inc. | 32 / 52 | +91.6% | +121.3% | −1.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +121.3% total return — +91.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | ANETArista Networks | 32 / 52 | +32.7% | +37.3% | +0.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +37.3% total return — +32.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | TERTeradyne | 30 / 52 | +119.2% | +199.0% | −7.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +199.0% total return — +119.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | PANWPalo Alto Networks | 30 / 52 | +52.3% | +73.3% | −7.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +73.3% total return — +52.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | FFIVF5, Inc. | 30 / 52 | +8.7% | +24.2% | −5.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +24.2% total return — +8.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | TELTE Connectivity | 30 / 52 | −10.3% | +0.1% | −3.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +0.1% total return — −10.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | DELLDell Technologies | 29 / 52 | +146.1% | +313.7% | +19.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +313.7% total return — +146.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | INTCIntel | 29 / 52 | +145.4% | +289.3% | −4.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +289.3% total return — +145.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | AMATApplied Materials | 29 / 52 | +97.9% | +187.4% | −13.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +187.4% total return — +97.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | CSCOCisco | 29 / 52 | +35.8% | +60.6% | −9.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +60.6% total return — +35.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | CRWDCrowdStrike | 29 / 52 | −17.6% | −48.3% | +2.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a −48.3% total return — −17.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||