Biggest 1-Year Outperformers
The S&P 500 stocks that beat the index by the most
Updated June 20, 2026
This is the straight one-year return leaderboard — no consistency weighting, no risk adjustment, just the names that went up the most. What keeps it honest is the benchmark: every figure is set against the S&P 500’s own return, up +25.0% over the same year, so you can see not just that a stock rose but by how far it cleared the market.
Raw return is the start of a question, not the end of one. A name at the top of this list might be a durable leader or a single-catalyst pop that’s already run its course — the other boards here (consistency, quiet compounding, money flow) are how you tell which. But for a clean read on what actually won the year, start here.
| # | Stock | 1Y return | 3M | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNDKSandiskInformation Technology | +4586.3% | +207.8% | +56.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +4586.3% over the past year, +4561.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 2 | BNYBNY MellonFinancials | +1265.3% | +1302.6% | +1308.1% |
| Financials — returned +1265.3% over the past year, +1240.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 3 | WDCWestern DigitalInformation Technology | +1160.7% | +154.6% | +62.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +1160.7% over the past year, +1135.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 4 | LITELumentumInformation Technology | +860.9% | +20.3% | −2.1% |
| Information Technology — returned +860.9% over the past year, +835.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 5 | MUMicron TechnologyInformation Technology | +830.9% | +168.1% | +54.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +830.9% over the past year, +805.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 6 | STXSeagate TechnologyInformation Technology | +715.1% | +160.3% | +42.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +715.1% over the past year, +690.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 7 | INTCIntelInformation Technology | +523.5% | +205.4% | +12.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +523.5% over the past year, +498.5% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 8 | CIENCienaInformation Technology | +480.1% | +11.5% | −22.8% |
| Information Technology — returned +480.1% over the past year, +455.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 9 | TERTeradyneInformation Technology | +407.7% | +50.6% | +27.2% |
| Information Technology — returned +407.7% over the past year, +382.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 10 | COHRCoherent Corp.Information Technology | +373.4% | +53.6% | +8.7% |
| Information Technology — returned +373.4% over the past year, +348.4% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 11 | SATSEchoStarCommunication Services | +339.0% | −0.6% | −23.0% |
| Communication Services — returned +339.0% over the past year, +314.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 12 | AMDAdvanced Micro DevicesInformation Technology | +323.8% | +166.9% | +20.1% |
| Information Technology — returned +323.8% over the past year, +298.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 13 | LRCXLam ResearchInformation Technology | +321.8% | +70.4% | +33.2% |
| Information Technology — returned +321.8% over the past year, +296.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 14 | FIXComfort Systems USAIndustrials | +294.3% | +45.0% | +7.2% |
| Industrials — returned +294.3% over the past year, +269.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 15 | GLWCorning Inc.Information Technology | +286.1% | +56.5% | +7.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +286.1% over the past year, +261.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 16 | AMATApplied MaterialsInformation Technology | +257.0% | +72.8% | +44.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +257.0% over the past year, +232.1% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 17 | DELLDell TechnologiesInformation Technology | +251.3% | +159.7% | +68.6% |
| Information Technology — returned +251.3% over the past year, +226.3% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 18 | KLACKLA CorporationInformation Technology | +197.9% | +73.2% | +41.9% |
| Information Technology — returned +197.9% over the past year, +173.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 19 | VRTVertivIndustrials | +179.7% | +30.2% | +5.5% |
| Industrials — returned +179.7% over the past year, +154.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 20 | CATCaterpillar Inc.Industrials | +174.0% | +44.8% | +13.0% |
| Industrials — returned +174.0% over the past year, +149.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 21 | ALBAlbemarle CorporationMaterials | +169.9% | +2.3% | −5.8% |
| Materials — returned +169.9% over the past year, +145.0% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 22 | HPEHewlett Packard EnterpriseInformation Technology | +166.6% | +118.6% | +40.3% |
| Information Technology — returned +166.6% over the past year, +141.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 23 | MRNAModernaHealth Care | +151.8% | +24.5% | +32.9% |
| Health Care — returned +151.8% over the past year, +126.8% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 24 | WBDWarner Bros. DiscoveryCommunication Services | +147.9% | −4.4% | −4.4% |
| Communication Services — returned +147.9% over the past year, +122.9% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||
| 25 | ONON SemiconductorInformation Technology | +132.7% | +105.2% | +10.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +132.7% over the past year, +107.7% ahead of the S&P 500's +25.0%. | ||||