Quietest Compounders
Strong returns at low volatility — the sleep-at-night winners
Updated June 22, 2026
Two stocks can post the same one-year return and be completely different things to own. One climbs in a steady line; the other gets there through stomach-churning swings you’d probably have bailed on. This board rewards the first kind — strong returns earned quietly.
We score each name by its one-year return divided by the week-to-week volatility of its performance against the index — return per unit of turbulence. The names at the top compounded hard without making you watch. The volatility column shows roughly how much its weekly result wobbled around the market; the smaller that number for a given return, the smoother the ride.
| # | Stock | 1Y return | Weekly swing | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STTState Street CorporationFinancials | +69.5% | 2.3 pp | +9.2% |
| Financials — returned +69.5% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.3 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 2 | MSMorgan StanleyFinancials | +68.4% | 2.3 pp | +12.8% |
| Financials — returned +68.4% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.3 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 3 | GSGoldman SachsFinancials | +72.6% | 2.6 pp | +11.7% |
| Financials — returned +72.6% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.6 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 4 | CCitigroupFinancials | +82.6% | 3.2 pp | +14.6% |
| Financials — returned +82.6% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 3.2 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 5 | IVZInvescoFinancials | +91.2% | 3.6 pp | +4.3% |
| Financials — returned +91.2% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 3.6 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 6 | ROSTRoss StoresConsumer Discretionary | +81.8% | 3.3 pp | +6.9% |
| Consumer Discretionary — returned +81.8% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 3.3 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 7 | NUENucorMaterials | +93.2% | 4.0 pp | +8.0% |
| Materials — returned +93.2% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 4.0 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 8 | IBKRInteractive BrokersFinancials | +82.5% | 3.6 pp | +14.6% |
| Financials — returned +82.5% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 3.6 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 9 | ADIAnalog DevicesInformation Technology | +89.2% | 3.9 pp | +9.1% |
| Information Technology — returned +89.2% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 3.9 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 10 | NTRSNorthern TrustFinancials | +55.1% | 2.6 pp | +3.7% |
| Financials — returned +55.1% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.6 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 11 | PWRQuanta ServicesIndustrials | +94.8% | 4.5 pp | −1.1% |
| Industrials — returned +94.8% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 4.5 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 12 | CFGCitizens Financial GroupFinancials | +62.3% | 2.9 pp | +6.8% |
| Financials — returned +62.3% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.9 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 13 | HSTHost Hotels & ResortsReal Estate | +59.0% | 2.9 pp | +12.2% |
| Real Estate — returned +59.0% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.9 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 14 | JBHTJ.B. HuntIndustrials | +95.1% | 4.7 pp | +3.2% |
| Industrials — returned +95.1% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 4.7 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 15 | STLDSteel DynamicsMaterials | +92.1% | 4.8 pp | +9.5% |
| Materials — returned +92.1% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 4.8 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 16 | CSCOCiscoInformation Technology | +81.6% | 4.2 pp | +4.5% |
| Information Technology — returned +81.6% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 4.2 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 17 | DDDuPontMaterials | +70.5% | 3.7 pp | +1.0% |
| Materials — returned +70.5% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 3.7 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 18 | AAPLApple Inc.Information Technology | +51.6% | 2.7 pp | −1.4% |
| Information Technology — returned +51.6% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.7 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 19 | PFGPrincipal Financial GroupFinancials | +44.2% | 2.4 pp | +6.6% |
| Financials — returned +44.2% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.4 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 20 | BENFranklin ResourcesFinancials | +46.3% | 2.5 pp | +5.9% |
| Financials — returned +46.3% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 2.5 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 21 | VTRSViatrisHealth Care | +75.3% | 4.3 pp | −7.4% |
| Health Care — returned +75.3% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 4.3 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 22 | GMGeneral MotorsConsumer Discretionary | +64.9% | 3.7 pp | +4.1% |
| Consumer Discretionary — returned +64.9% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 3.7 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 23 | CHRWC.H. RobinsonIndustrials | +98.1% | 5.7 pp | +2.4% |
| Industrials — returned +98.1% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 5.7 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 24 | EMEEmcorIndustrials | +72.4% | 4.2 pp | −1.9% |
| Industrials — returned +72.4% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 4.2 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||
| 25 | JBLJabilInformation Technology | +81.7% | 5.0 pp | +7.7% |
| Information Technology — returned +81.7% over the year while its weekly move versus the index swung only about 5.0 pp — a lot of return for very little turbulence. | ||||