50 Top Performing S&P 500 Stocks in 2021 as of May 18
The following 50 stocks have the best performances in S&P 500 Index in 2021 as of May 18. With a return of 87.27%, Nucor Corp stock has the highest return in 2021. It is followed by L Brands Inc stock and Marathon Oil Corp stock with returns of 85.48% and 74.66%, respectively.
| STOCK | COMPANY | YEAR TO DATE (YTD) RETURN | 1 YEAR RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUE | Nucor Corp | 87.27% | 146.50% |
| LB | L Brands Inc | 85.48% | 451.40% |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corp | 74.66% | 100.17% |
| GPS | Gap Inc | 70.38% | 352.04% |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corp | 63.12% | 109.50% |
| EOG | Eog Resources | 62.92% | 60.38% |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy | 61.16% | 86.42% |
| FCX | Freeport-Mcmoran Inc | 60.45% | 356.78% |
| STX | Seagate Tech Ord Shs | 59.27% | 97.33% |
| HES | Hess Corp | 56.83% | 80.53% |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | 56.80% | 157.26% |
| IVZ | Invesco Plc | 55.36% | 274.03% |
| MOS | Mosaic Company | 55.15% | 223.66% |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | 52.19% | 91.77% |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bncp | 50.53% | 143.69% |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries | 50.49% | 157.29% |
| TPR | Tapestry Inc | 49.00% | 245.86% |
| SIVB | Svb Financial Group | 48.38% | 206.98% |
| SLB | Schlumberger N.V. | 47.82% | 88.60% |
| PBCT | People’s United Finl | 47.80% | 65.60% |
| APA | Apa Corp | 47.78% | 84.60% |
| LUMN | Centurylink | 47.69% | 50.31% |
| NWSA | News Cp Cl A | 47.36% | 137.28% |
| SNA | Snap-On Inc | 46.23% | 86.21% |
| AAL | American Airlines Gp | 45.59% | 138.17% |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corp | 45.41% | 75.16% |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corp | 43.84% | 34.93% |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp | 43.25% | 71.74% |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | 43.15% | 79.88% |
| KSU | Kansas City Southern | 42.56% | 104.04% |
| SPG | Simon Property Group | 41.65% | 112.41% |
| RHI | Robert Half International Inc | 41.42% | 81.92% |
| URI | United Rentals | 41.38% | 162.83% |
| IT | Gartner Inc | 40.80% | 89.85% |
| RF | Regions Financial Corp | 40.51% | 134.96% |
| NWS | News Cp Cl B | 40.18% | 120.83% |
| COP | Conocophillips | 40.04% | 31.24% |
| DXC | Dxc Technology Company | 40.00% | 123.08% |
| REG | Regency Centers Corp | 39.57% | 54.01% |
| KEY | Keycorp | 39.53% | 124.26% |
| CMA | Comerica Inc | 39.33% | 131.29% |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corp | 39.29% | 106.78% |
| CF | Cf Industries Holdings | 39.21% | 98.20% |
| F | Ford Motor Company | 39.14% | 130.75% |
| LKQ | LKQ Corp | 38.59% | 95.99% |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | 38.44% | 99.62% |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corp | 38.20% | 22.06% |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance | 38.19% | 38.57% |
| OKE | Oneok Inc | 38.09% | 50.95% |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial | 38.07% | 103.34% |
