50 Top Performing S&P 500 Stocks in 2026 as of August 28
The following 50 stocks have the best performances in S&P 500 Index in 2026 as of August 28. With a return of 367.92%, Moderna stock has the highest return in 2026. It is followed by Dell Tech stock and Micron stock with returns of 262.44% and 226.85%, respectively.
| STOCK | YEAR TO DATE (YTD) CHANGE | 1 YEAR CHANGE |
|---|---|---|
| Moderna | 367.92% | 472.81% |
| Dell Tech | 262.44% | 273.51% |
| Micron | 226.85% | 683.85% |
| Seagate | 201.30% | 395.68% |
| Western Digital | 166.70% | 471.88% |
| Intel | 142.47% | 267.43% |
| Marathon Petroleum | 126.79% | 105.24% |
| Hewlett Packard | 117.78% | 131.77% |
| AMD | 117.40% | 186.28% |
| Valero Energy | 116.45% | 131.80% |
| Fortinet | 109.04% | 110.74% |
| Palo Alto Networks | 101.73% | 95.04% |
| Phillips 66 | 89.10% | 82.67% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings | 86.36% | 106.18% |
| Teradyne | 83.39% | 200.21% |
| Applied Materials | 79.65% | 187.18% |
| Lam Research | 76.36% | 201.45% |
| NetApp | 74.64% | 65.81% |
| APA Corp | 73.92% | 83.20% |
| Corning | 70.15% | 122.26% |
| Target | 66.94% | 70.01% |
| CF Industries | 62.65% | 45.20% |
| CarMax | 60.74% | 1.24% |
| DaVita | 59.04% | 31.16% |
| Keysight Technologies | 57.47% | 95.78% |
| Centene | 57.35% | 122.97% |
| Targa Resources | 56.00% | 71.57% |
| F5 Networks | 54.45% | 25.90% |
| Nucor | 53.58% | 68.43% |
| Humana | 50.53% | 26.96% |
| Freeport-McMoran | 50.52% | 72.18% |
| State Street | 49.86% | 68.16% |
| Paycom | 49.68% | 5.01% |
| Slb NV | 49.37% | 55.62% |
| Arista Networks | 49.11% | 43.08% |
| Texas Instruments | 49.08% | 27.74% |
| Interactive Brokers | 49.03% | 53.98% |
| LyondellBasell Industries | 47.04% | 12.99% |
| Zebra | 46.80% | 12.41% |
| Charles River Laboratories | 46.13% | 78.49% |
| Franklin Resources | 45.04% | 35.04% |
| KLA Corp | 44.47% | 101.31% |
| Occidental | 43.73% | 24.13% |
| Quanta Services | 42.80% | 59.46% |
| Cisco | 42.71% | 59.11% |
| BorgWarner | 42.23% | 49.88% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland | 41.83% | 30.17% |
| Iron Mountain | 41.53% | 27.15% |
| CSX | 41.46% | 57.74% |
| Merck&Co | 40.94% | 76.36% |
