50 Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks in 2018
In the following table, as of November 9, you can see 50 stocks that have the best performances in S&P 500 Index in 2018. With a return of 116.19%, Abiomed Inc stock has the highest return in 2018. It is followed by Adv Micro Devices stock and Tripadvisor Inc stock with returns of 104.57% and 83.69%, respectively.
| Stock | Company | Last Price | Year to Date (YtD) Return | 1 Year Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABMD | Abiomed Inc | 405.17 | +116.19% | +107.21% |
| AMD | Adv Micro Devices | 21.03 | +104.57% | +89.12% |
| TRIP | Tripadvisor Inc | 63.30 | +83.69% | +100.57% |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc | 171.18 | +71.71% | +112.78% |
| FTNT | Fortinet Inc | 74.73 | +71.05% | +89.24% |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 490.76 | +69.80% | +78.46% |
| HCA | Hca Holdings Inc | 143.95 | +63.88% | +81.27% |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc | 303.47 | +58.09% | +56.51% |
| UAA | Under Armour | 22.75 | +57.66% | +89.43% |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | 38.60 | +55.71% | +35.01% |
| UA | Under Armour Inc Class C Comm | 20.74 | +55.71% | +88.72% |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corp | 81.97 | +51.15% | +99.10% |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc | 329.25 | +50.69% | +57.08% |
| M | Macy’s Inc | 37.78 | +49.98% | +93.74% |
| NTAP | Netapp Inc | 81.66 | +47.61% | +76.37% |
| MKC | Mccormick & Company Inc | 150.40 | +47.58% | +57.47% |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | 354.74 | +47.48% | +68.05% |
| DISCA | Discovery Comm A | 32.98 | +47.36% | +92.08% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 1,712.43 | +46.43% | +51.66% |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surg Inc | 532.56 | +45.93% | +36.55% |
| TJX | TJX Companies | 55.64 | +45.54% | +60.69% |
| RHT | Red Hat Inc | 173.75 | +44.67% | +40.69% |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions | 129.65 | +43.51% | +41.52% |
| AES | The Aes Corp | 15.52 | +43.31% | +50.68% |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | 36.63 | +42.75% | +62.80% |
| TWTR | Twitter Inc | 34.08 | +41.94% | +71.26% |
| CNC | Centene Corp | 142.31 | +41.07% | +52.56% |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | 222.17 | +40.81% | +45.77% |
| DISCK | Discovery Comm Inc | 29.71 | +40.34% | +84.53% |
| VRSN | Verisign Inc | 160.10 | +39.90% | +46.32% |
| FOX | 21st Centry Fox Class B | 47.71 | +39.83% | +69.61% |
| ADBE | Adobe Systems Inc | 244.84 | +39.72% | +34.59% |
| FFIV | F5 Networks Inc | 183.24 | +39.64% | +51.49% |
| FOXA | 21st Centry Fox Class A | 48.16 | +39.47% | +67.80% |
| JWN | Nordstrom | 65.46 | +38.16% | +63.53% |
| ULTA | Ulta Salon Cosmetic | 308.12 | +37.76% | +54.69% |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings | 92.35 | +37.02% | +58.16% |
| HUM | Humana Inc | 338.95 | +36.63% | +36.97% |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 153.18 | +35.91% | +46.19% |
| WCG | Wellcare Group | 273.32 | +35.91% | +36.21% |
| MA | Mastercard Inc | 205.62 | +35.85% | +37.73% |
| NRG | NRG Energy | 38.28 | +34.41% | +37.60% |
| CRM | Salesforce.com Inc | 136.92 | +33.93% | +32.16% |
| TGT | Target Corp | 86.94 | +33.24% | +45.14% |
| MRK | Merck & Company | 74.86 | +33.04% | +33.18% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 112.21 | +32.86% | +33.60% |
| IDXX | Idexx Laboratories | 207.17 | +32.48% | +37.94% |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc Class A | 95.27 | +32.25% | +37.47% |
| ESRX | Express Scripts | 98.48 | +31.94% | +62.11% |
| ROL | Rollins Inc | 61.37 | +31.89% | +37.23% |

