50 Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks in 2018
In the following table, as of December 21, you can see 50 stocks that have the best performances in S&P 500 Index in 2018. With a return of 64.69%, Adv Micro Devices (AMD) stock has the highest return in 2018. It is followed by Abiomed Inc (ABMD) stock and Tripadvisor Inc (TRIP) stock with returns of 54.90% and 52.29%, respectively.
| Stock | Company | Last Price | Year to Date (YtD) Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | Adv Micro Devices | 16.93 | 64.69% |
| ABMD | Abiomed Inc | 290.29 | 54.90% |
| TRIP | Tripadvisor Inc | 52.48 | 52.29% |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc | 151.41 | 51.88% |
| FTNT | Fortinet Inc | 65.84 | 50.70% |
| RHT | Red Hat Inc | 173.47 | 44.44% |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | 330.57 | 37.43% |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc Comm | 57.13 | 37.33% |
| HCA | Hca Holdings Inc | 120.08 | 36.70% |
| FOX | 21st Centry Fox Class B | 46.6 | 36.58% |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 394.42 | 36.46% |
| FOXA | 21st Centry Fox Class A | 46.9 | 35.82% |
| MKC | Mccormick & Company Inc | 138.14 | 35.55% |
| AES | The Aes Corp | 14.45 | 33.43% |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | 32.83 | 32.43% |
| NRG | NRG Energy | 37.21 | 30.65% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 109.42 | 29.55% |
| MRK | Merck & Company | 72.9 | 29.55% |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Company | 64.9 | 29.36% |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc | 246.39 | 28.35% |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 144.21 | 27.95% |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc | 278.86 | 27.63% |
| RMD | Resmed Inc | 106.45 | 25.69% |
| SCG | Scana Corp | 49.81 | 25.21% |
| CME | CME Group Inc | 182.65 | 25.06% |
| VRSN | Verisign Inc | 142.44 | 24.47% |
| ESRX | Express Scripts | 92.33 | 23.70% |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions | 111.73 | 23.68% |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surg Inc | 446.02 | 22.22% |
| FE | Firstenergy Corp | 37.19 | 21.46% |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc | 81.51 | 20.90% |
| UAL | United Continental Holdings | 81.47 | 20.88% |
| CRM | Salesforce.com Inc | 122.91 | 20.23% |
| ADBE | Adobe Systems Inc | 208.8 | 19.15% |
| IDXX | Idexx Laboratories | 184.94 | 18.26% |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 67.27 | 17.87% |
| FFIV | F5 Networks Inc | 154.62 | 17.83% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 1,377.45 | 17.78% |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | 185.81 | 17.77% |
| UAA | Under Armour | 16.96 | 17.53% |
| TDG | Transdigm Group Inc | 322.73 | 17.52% |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp | 42.54 | 16.90% |
| EXC | Exelon Corp | 45.89 | 16.44% |
| AZO | Autozone | 826.04 | 16.12% |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc | 41.93 | 15.76% |
| MA | Mastercard Inc | 175.19 | 15.74% |
| NKE | Nike Inc | 72.37 | 15.70% |
| UA | Under Armour Inc Class C Comm | 15.41 | 15.69% |
| BLL | Ball Corp | 43.62 | 15.24% |
