Top Stock Gainers May 2026 - Monthly Performance Ranked
The top US-listed stocks of May 2026 by monthly gain, on split-adjusted closes. Ranks 4,274 companies above $100M on NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American.
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Rank
Symbol
Company Name
May Gain
Market Cap (today)
Price (today)
Country
Sector
1903
+1.01%
$767.96M
$18.73
United States
Financial Services
1922
+0.92%†
$1.36B
$125.03
United States
Financial Services
1926
+0.91%
$178.48M
$4.37
United States
Financial Services
1939
+0.88%
$517.83M
$9.53
United States
Financial Services
1941
+0.88%gain through May 28
$392.63M
$10.47
United States
Financial Services
1943
+0.87%
$104.78M
$10.22
United States
Financial Services
1949
+0.85%
$265.28M
$11.00
United States
Financial Services
1956
+0.81%
$355.44M
$10.08
United States
Financial Services
1957
+0.81%
$489.18M
$9.25
United States
Financial Services
1959
+0.80%
$499.51M
$11.18
United States
Financial Services
1960
+0.80%
$884.76M
$9.40
United States
Financial Services
1962
+0.79%
$1.87B
$5.99
United States
Financial Services
1963
+0.79%
$243.65M
$10.39
United States
Financial Services
1971
+0.77%
$326.26M
$10.47
United States
Financial Services
1972
+0.76%
$264.38M
$10.89
United States
Financial Services
1974
+0.75%
$659.64M
$20.85
United States
Financial Services
1981
+0.73%
$476.21M
$12.95
United States
Financial Services
1988
+0.72%
$300.67M
$10.46
United States
Financial Services
1997
+0.70%
$290.09M
$10.09
United States
Financial Services
1998
+0.70%
$487.51M
$5.38
United States
Financial Services
2000
+0.70%†gain through May 28
$289.85M
$10.00
United States
Financial Services
Top gain on this page
+1.01% APH
Rows on this page
100 ranks 1901–2000
Page
20 of 43
Period
May 2026 closed
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+1,875%
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+1,502%
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+266%
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This ranking shows the top performing stocks and biggest stock gainers of May 2026, measured from the last close of April to the last close of May.
Monthly performance rankings can reveal price strength, sustained momentum, sector rotation, and event-driven moves that are not visible in one-day movers lists. The table is informational only and does not recommend any stock to buy, sell, or hold.
† Return measured from the start of the stock's current trading history (a recent listing or relisting), not from the start of the month.
Gains are computed on split-adjusted closes, so a split inside the month does not read as a move. This ranking is informational and is not investment advice.