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MAY 2026 LEADER
AGL +105%
agilon health, inc.
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1 BW +2879.9% 2 BE +1367.9% 3 WOLF +1276.8% 4 PL +889.9% 5 CIEN +620.9%
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1 NINE +2682.5% 2 MGRT +1830.6% 3 ANL +892.8% 4 BVC +651.1% 5 AXTI +546.9%
🗓 May 2026 Top 5 Full List →
1 AGL +105.1% 2 RXT +98.9% 3 EVC +81.5% 4 BLZE +68.5% 5 AVTX +66.8%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2026 YTD May 2026 Market Cap Dividends
#1 AGL leads with +105% May 2026

AGL (agilon health, inc.) is the best performing stock in May 2026. Following are RXT (+99%) and EVC (+81%). Top performing sectors: Utilities (+60% avg, 1 in top 10), Communication Services (+43% avg, 1 in top 10), Consumer Defensive (+39% avg).

Top Stock Gainers May 2026 - Monthly Performance Ranked

Track the top performing stocks of May 2026 ranked by monthly price gain. See which stock gainers delivered the highest gains this month, with market caps over $100 million on Nasdaq and NYSE.
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

This ranking shows the top performing stocks and biggest stock gainers during May 2026, calculated from the first to the last trading day of the month. It shows which stocks are going up this month, with split-adjusted data used for consistent performance calculations.

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.

May 2026 Stock Market Momentum

This page answers a current-month trend question with data: which NYSE and NASDAQ stocks have shown the strongest price gains so far in May 2026. The ranking is based on observed market performance, not analyst ratings, price targets, or investment recommendations.

Use the list to research momentum, market breadth, sector strength, and catalysts behind large moves. Before acting on any stock, review the company's news, SEC filings, liquidity, volatility, and your own risk constraints.

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Data as of May 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
May Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
AGL
agilon health, inc.
105.07%
1.01 B
$ 60.66
United States
Healthcare
2
RXT
Rackspace Technology, Inc.
98.87%
877.26 M
$ 3.52
United States
Technology
3
EVC
Entravision Communications ...
81.46%
639.67 M
$ 6.95
United States
Communication Services
4
BLZE
Backblaze, Inc.
68.54%
450.11 M
$ 7.5
United States
Technology
5
AVTX
Avalo Therapeutics, Inc.
66.81%
610.96 M
$ 22.87
United States
Healthcare
6
JLHL
Julong Holding Limited
66.46%
408.81 M
$ 19.06
China
Industrials
7
DGXX
Digi Power X Inc.
64.63%
450.82 M
$ 6.19
United States
Utilities
8
LIFE
Ethos Technologies Inc.
64.02%
1.92 B
$ 30.59
United States
Financial Services
9
NTHI
NeOnc Technologies Holdings...
59.85%
164.10 M
$ 6.49
United States
Healthcare
10
GBTG
Global Business Travel Grou...
59.19%
4.92 B
$ 9.44
United Kingdom
Consumer Cyclical
11
FATE
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
58.82%
282.56 M
$ 2.43
United States
Healthcare
12
FLNC
Fluence Energy, Inc.
55.62%
3.49 B
$ 18.97
United States
Utilities
13
TONX
TON Strategy Co
53.3%
183.72 M
$ 3.25
United States
Technology
14
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
52.33%
24.90 B
$ 811.41
United States
Industrials
15
ATGL
Alpha Technology Group Limited
51.91%
315.09 M
$ 19.14
Hong Kong
Technology
16
OSS
One Stop Systems, Inc.
50.55%
374.01 M
$ 15.1
United States
Technology
17
DOCN
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
46.3%
15.70 B
$ 150.43
United States
Technology
18
XMTR
Xometry, Inc.
46.26%
4.13 B
$ 78.5
United States
Industrials
19
WALD
Waldencast plc
45.67%
179.56 M
$ 1.4
United Kingdom
Consumer Defensive
20
FLEX
Flex Ltd.
45.05%
48.90 B
$ 133.01
United States
Technology
21
SITM
SiTime Corporation
42.73%
21.05 B
$ 797.31
United States
Technology
22
EVER
EverQuote, Inc.
42.17%
728.69 M
$ 20.6
United States
Communication Services
23
BDSX
Biodesix, Inc.
39.62%
156.38 M
$ 15.47
United States
Healthcare
24
BLDP
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
38.64%
1.42 B
$ 4.7
Canada
Industrials
25
OSG
Octave Specialty Group, Inc.
38.13%
272.33 M
$ 6.05
United States
Financial Services
26
AAON
AAON, Inc.
38.1%
10.58 B
$ 129.25
United States
Industrials
27
TBLA
Taboola.com Ltd.
37.47%
1.58 B
$ 5.21
United States
Communication Services
28
SKYX
SKYX Platforms Corp.
36.45%
194.93 M
$ 1.46
United States
Industrials
29
RPGL
Republic Power Group Limited
36.09%
100.72 M
$ 2.3
Singapore
Technology
30
CABA
Cabaletta Bio, Inc.
36.05%
652.20 M
$ 4
United States
Healthcare
31
ULCC
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
35.75%
1.25 B
$ 5.43
United States
Industrials
32
DDOG
Datadog, Inc.
34.3%
67.18 B
$ 188.73
United States
Technology
33
BLMN
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
34.29%
677.66 M
$ 7.95
United States
Consumer Cyclical
34
CLYM
Climb Bio, Inc.
33.67%
568.92 M
$ 11.91
United States
Healthcare
35
REPL
Replimune Group, Inc.
33.6%
275.79 M
$ 3.34
United States
Healthcare
36
ISPR
Ispire Technology Inc.
32.14%
105.99 M
$ 1.85
United States
Consumer Defensive
37
FSTR
L.B. Foster Company
31.47%
422.11 M
$ 40.36
United States
Industrials
38
HUT
Hut 8 Corp.
31.44%
11.39 B
$ 101.18
United States
Financial Services
39
VRCA
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
31.42%
141.55 M
$ 8.24
United States
Healthcare
40
PYXS
Pyxis Oncology, Inc.
31.4%
142.05 M
$ 2.26
United States
Healthcare
41
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.
31.19%
239.75 M
$ 8.16
United States
Healthcare
42
POET
POET Technologies Inc.
31.05%
1.46 B
$ 9.58
Canada
Technology
43
ELA
Envela Corporation
30.73%
604.17 M
$ 23.27
United States
Consumer Cyclical
44
AIFC
AI Financial Corporation
30.71%
138.44 M
$ 0.99
United States
Technology
45
IMOS
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
30.35%
2.07 B
$ 59.44
Taiwan
Technology
46
RIOT
Riot Platforms, Inc.
30.32%
9.12 B
$ 24.11
United States
Financial Services
47
HIMX
Himax Technologies, Inc.
30.22%
2.80 B
$ 16.03
Taiwan
Technology
48
KEEL
Keel Infrastructure Corp.
29.77%
2.42 B
$ 4.01
United States
Technology
49
CXDO
Crexendo, Inc.
29.71%
317.02 M
$ 9.78
United States
Communication Services
50
DXYZ
Destiny Tech100 Inc.
29.65%
988.93 M
$ 45
United States
Financial Services
51
DVA
DaVita Inc.
29.42%
12.60 B
$ 196.26
United States
Healthcare
52
SLQT
SelectQuote, Inc.
29.15%
201.04 M
$ 1.14
United States
Financial Services
53
SRFM
Surf Air Mobility Inc.
29.09%
141.28 M
$ 1.42
United States
Industrials
54
CCRN
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
27.96%
421.49 M
$ 13.09
United States
Healthcare
55
FTRE
Fortrea Holdings Inc.
27.83%
1.47 B
$ 15.57
United States
Healthcare
56
CLFD
Clearfield, Inc.
27.39%
519.11 M
$ 37.49
United States
Technology
57
SHAZ
SharonAI Holdings Inc.
27.22%
873.78 M
$ 53.7
United States
Technology
58
TGTX
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
27.1%
6.59 B
$ 43.025
United States
Healthcare
59
DHX
DHI Group, Inc.
26.88%
138.67 M
$ 3.21
United States
Technology
60
CVGI
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
26.75%
177.16 M
$ 5.26
United States
Consumer Cyclical
61
VRDN
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.
26.68%
1.75 B
$ 17
United States
Healthcare
62
FLYW
Flywire Corporation
26.64%
2.19 B
$ 17.73
United States
Technology
63
AMWL
American Well Corporation
26.63%
129.49 M
$ 7.75
United States
Healthcare
64
HPP
Hudson Pacific Properties, ...
26.42%
646.05 M
$ 11.77
United States
Real Estate
65
CURR
CURRENC Group Inc.
26.39%
483.93 M
$ 4.31
Singapore
Technology
66
HUMA
Humacyte, Inc.
26.27%
239.78 M
$ 1.08
United States
Healthcare
67
QURE
uniQure N.V.
26.24%
1.52 B
$ 24.15
Netherlands
Healthcare
68
IFRX
InflaRx N.V.
26.19%
191.58 M
$ 2.65
Germany
Healthcare
69
TRVG
trivago N.V.
25.61%
252.82 M
$ 3.58
Germany
Communication Services
70
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
25.12%
79.05 B
$ 107.97
United States
Technology
71
MNKD
MannKind Corporation
25%
1.10 B
$ 3.55
United States
Healthcare
72
PENG
Penguin Solutions, Inc.
24.78%
2.05 B
$ 38.98
United States
Technology
73
INO
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
24.55%
111.78 M
$ 1.37
United States
Healthcare
74
IREN
IREN Limited
24.51%
18.86 B
$ 56.85
Australia
Financial Services
75
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
24.1%
20.19 B
$ 33.62
United States
Technology
76
JMIA
Jumia Technologies AG
23.9%
1.08 B
$ 8.71
Germany
Consumer Cyclical
77
IART
Integra LifeSciences Holdin...
23.84%
1.05 B
$ 13.56
United States
Healthcare
78
RDVT
Red Violet, Inc.
23.81%
692.78 M
$ 49.09
United States
Technology
79
APLD
Applied Digital Corporation
23.79%
11.87 B
$ 41.53
United States
Technology
80
CYRX
Cryoport, Inc.
23.29%
643.13 M
$ 12.76
United States
Industrials
81
VCYT
Veracyte, Inc.
23.18%
3.25 B
$ 40.76
United States
Healthcare
82
FLWS
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.
23.12%
293.42 M
$ 4.58
United States
Consumer Cyclical
83
ACVA
ACV Auctions Inc.
23.11%
1.19 B
$ 6.5
United States
Consumer Cyclical
84
PTRN
Pattern Group Inc.
22.92%
3.37 B
$ 16.95
United States
Technology
85
WOLF
Wolfspeed, Inc.
22.85%
2.18 B
$ 45.16
United States
Technology
86
NP
Neptune Insurance Holdings ...
22.81%
4.21 B
$ 30.47
United States
Financial Services
87
NAMS
NewAmsterdam Pharma Company...
22.58%
4.01 B
$ 34.85
Netherlands
Healthcare
88
RJET
Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
22.48%
1.05 B
$ 22.39
United States
Industrials
89
PIII
P3 Health Partners Inc.
22.18%
727.44 M
$ 3.58
United States
Healthcare
90
COLD
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.
21.91%
4.29 B
$ 14.97
United States
Real Estate
91
ONEW
OneWater Marine Inc.
21.84%
198.41 M
$ 11.94
United States
Consumer Cyclical
92
WYFI
WhiteFiber, Inc.
21.8%
778.05 M
$ 20.28
United States
Technology
93
IMUX
Immunic, Inc.
21.76%
160.05 M
$ 11.75
United States
Healthcare
94
IPX
IperionX Limited
21.55%
1.38 B
$ 40.67
United States
Basic Materials
95
FA
First Advantage Corporation
21.51%
2.72 B
$ 15.76
United States
Industrials
96
QMCO
Quantum Corporation
21.41%
133.65 M
$ 9.13
United States
Technology
97
CIFR
Cipher Digital Inc.
21.39%
8.46 B
$ 20.685
United States
Technology
98
NBTX
Nanobiotix S.A.
21.33%
2.07 B
$ 42.61
France
Healthcare
99
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions ...
21.22%
25.84 B
$ 344.47
United States
Technology
100
ASRT
Assertio Holdings, Inc.
21.12%
144.14 M
$ 22.37
United States
Healthcare
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q Which stock has gained the most in May 2026?
A

AGL (agilon health, inc.) has the highest monthly gain in this ranking for May 2026, with a gain of 105%. Top performers this month include AGL, RXT, EVC.

Q What stocks gained the most in May 2026?
A

The biggest gainers in May 2026 were: AGL (+105%), RXT (+99%), EVC (+81%), BLZE (+69%), AVTX (+67%). These monthly rankings show which stocks had the strongest short-term momentum.

Q Does this page recommend the best stocks to buy now?
A

No. This page is an informational ranking of stocks that have already gone up during May 2026. It does not make buy, sell, or hold recommendations and should be used as a research starting point, not financial advice.

Q How can this ranking help explain current stock market trends?
A

The ranking shows where price strength is concentrated during May 2026. Comparing the top gainers by sector, market cap, and recent catalysts can help identify momentum themes and market rotation without implying that any listed stock is a recommendation.

Q Which sectors performed best in May 2026?
A

The top performing sectors in May 2026 included Healthcare, Technology, Communication Services, based on the stocks with highest monthly gains. AGL led the Healthcare sector.

Q How is monthly stock performance calculated?
A

Monthly stock performance is calculated by comparing the closing price on the last trading day of the month to the opening price on the first trading day. Split-adjusted prices ensure accuracy.

Q Where can I find today's top stock gainers and most active stocks?
A

This page ranks stocks by their full-month performance in May 2026. For today's top stock gainers, real-time stock movers, and the most active stocks right now, visit our Momentum Scanner which tracks live intraday market activity across NYSE and NASDAQ.

Understanding Monthly Stock Performance

Monthly performance rankings reveal short-term momentum patterns and help identify stocks experiencing rapid price movements:

  • Momentum Research: Stocks showing strong monthly performance can help identify where market attention and price strength are concentrated.
  • Sector Rotation: Monthly rankings can reveal which sectors are gaining favor with investors and where market leadership is shifting.
  • Event-Driven Moves: Earnings releases, product launches, and regulatory approvals often create significant monthly price movements.

Using Monthly Data Effectively

  • Combine Timeframes: Compare monthly gainers with 52-week and YTD performance to identify stocks with both short and long-term momentum.
  • Research the Catalyst: Investigate why top monthly performers moved significantly. The reason for the move matters as much as the percentage gain.
  • Watch for Reversals: Extreme monthly gains sometimes precede corrections, so treat the ranking as a research starting point rather than a buy list.

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