50 Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks in 2018
In the following table, as of October 12, you can see 50 stocks that have the best performances in S&P 500 Index in 2018. With a return of 156.23%, Adv Micro Devices stock has the highest return in 2018. It is followed by Abiomed Inc stock and Netflix stock with returns of 105.31% and 76.89%, respectively.
| Stock | Company | Last Price | Year to Date (YtD) Return | 1 Year Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | Adv Micro Devices | 26.34 | +156.23% | +85.49% |
| ABMD | Abiomed Inc | 384.78 | +105.31% | +122.42% |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc | 339.56 | +76.89% | +73.37% |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc | 165.12 | +65.63% | +90.76% |
| WCG | Wellcare Group | 307.77 | +53.04% | +82.86% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 1,788.61 | +52.94% | +78.69% |
| HCA | Hca Holdings Inc | 133.86 | +52.39% | +80.36% |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 435.71 | +50.75% | +38.69% |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | 36.99 | +49.21% | +25.69% |
| ALGN | Align Technology I | 327.50 | +47.40% | +70.24% |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc | 321.69 | +47.23% | +54.48% |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surg Inc | 532.02 | +45.78% | +46.75% |
| CRM | Salesforce.com Inc | 146.74 | +43.54% | +51.68% |
| TJX | TJX Companies | 109.44 | +43.13% | +52.47% |
| IDXX | Idexx Laboratories | 222.42 | +42.23% | +37.50% |
| ADBE | Adobe Systems Inc | 248.87 | +42.02% | +62.01% |
| DISCA | Discovery Comm A | 31.76 | +41.91% | +64.73% |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | 339.54 | +41.16% | +64.02% |
| CNC | Centene Corp | 140.82 | +39.59% | +50.32% |
| HES | Hess Corp | 66.16 | +39.37% | +49.68% |
| NTAP | Netapp Inc | 76.92 | +39.05% | +77.15% |
| DISCK | Discovery Comm Inc | 29.05 | +37.22% | +59.35% |
| AES | The Aes Corp | 14.65 | +35.27% | +30.57% |
| MA | Mastercard Inc | 204.22 | +34.92% | +39.17% |
| COP | Conocophillips | 73.83 | +34.51% | +48.22% |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | 211.82 | +34.25% | +45.22% |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corp | 72.65 | +33.97% | +71.67% |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions | 120.24 | +33.10% | +33.90% |
| M | Macy’s Inc | 33.38 | +32.51% | +64.92% |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger | 311.54 | +31.87% | +75.47% |
| ADSK | Autodesk Inc | 138.18 | +31.81% | +16.13% |
| FOX | 21st Centry Fox Class B | 44.94 | +31.71% | +76.30% |
| TRIP | Tripadvisor Inc | 45.35 | +31.60% | +14.72% |
| FOXA | 21st Centry Fox Class A | 45.36 | +31.36% | +73.53% |
| CA | CA Inc | 43.70 | +31.31% | +28.83% |
| AAPL | Apple Inc | 222.11 | +31.25% | +42.38% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 110.48 | +30.81% | +27.83% |
| MKC | Mccormick & Company Inc | 132.82 | +30.33% | +34.13% |
| JWN | Nordstrom | 61.49 | +29.78% | +44.38% |
| HFC | Hollyfrontier Corp | 66.47 | +29.77% | +83.01% |
| TGT | Target Corp | 84.61 | +29.67% | +40.57% |
| UA | Under Armour Inc Class C Comm | 17.27 | +29.65% | +13.47% |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions Llc | 117.35 | +29.55% | +42.74% |
| UAA | Under Armour | 18.67 | +29.38% | +12.81% |
| HUM | Humana Inc | 318.35 | +28.33% | +31.85% |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | 32.89 | +28.18% | +54.92% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 109.57 | +28.09% | +42.08% |
| FFIV | F5 Networks Inc | 167.73 | +27.82% | +44.98% |
| NRG | NRG Energy | 36.37 | +27.70% | +41.63% |
| CSX | CSX Corp | 70.20 | +27.61% | +31.02% |

