Information Technology 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 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 | +406.8% | +2819.2% | +22.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 36 of its last 52 weeks, on a +2819.2% total return — +406.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | WDCWestern Digital | 36 / 52 | +201.0% | +469.5% | −13.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 36 of its last 52 weeks, on a +469.5% total return — +201.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | MUMicron Technology | 35 / 52 | +224.3% | +692.2% | +6.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 35 of its last 52 weeks, on a +692.2% total return — +224.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | CIENCiena | 34 / 52 | +152.0% | +308.1% | +1.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 34 of its last 52 weeks, on a +308.1% total return — +152.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | STXSeagate Technology | 33 / 52 | +182.4% | +396.1% | −2.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 33 of its last 52 weeks, on a +396.1% total return — +182.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | LRCXLam Research | 32 / 52 | +109.8% | +191.2% | +1.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +191.2% total return — +109.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | GLWCorning Inc. | 32 / 52 | +88.4% | +121.4% | +10.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +121.4% total return — +88.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | KLACKLA Corporation | 32 / 52 | +63.5% | +97.5% | −2.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +97.5% total return — +63.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | ANETArista Networks | 32 / 52 | +30.4% | +46.6% | +14.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +46.6% total return — +30.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | COHRCoherent Corp. | 31 / 52 | +128.6% | +207.8% | +12.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +207.8% total return — +128.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | 31 / 52 | +100.3% | +178.6% | −4.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +178.6% total return — +100.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | PANWPalo Alto Networks | 31 / 52 | +67.4% | +98.1% | +14.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +98.1% total return — +67.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | FFIVF5, Inc. | 31 / 52 | +10.1% | +24.1% | +1.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +24.1% total return — +10.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | TERTeradyne | 30 / 52 | +123.8% | +203.4% | −2.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +203.4% total return — +123.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | AMATApplied Materials | 30 / 52 | +99.7% | +180.8% | −8.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +180.8% total return — +99.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | CSCOCisco | 30 / 52 | +38.0% | +60.6% | −3.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +60.6% total return — +38.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | TELTE Connectivity | 30 / 52 | −12.3% | −2.4% | −1.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a −2.4% total return — −12.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | INTCIntel | 29 / 52 | +139.1% | +260.0% | −1.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a +260.0% total return — +139.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | CRWDCrowdStrike | 29 / 52 | −17.1% | −48.3% | +17.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 29 of its last 52 weeks, on a −48.3% total return — −17.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | DELLDell Technologies | 28 / 52 | +125.7% | +244.0% | +12.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +244.0% total return — +125.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||