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52-WEEK LEADER
BW +1263%
Babcock & Wilcox Enter..
2026 YTD LEADER
KOS +187%
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
MAR 2026 LEADER
SOC +65%
Sable Offshore Corp.
📈 52-Week Top 5 Full List →
1 BW +1262.6% 2 AMPX +895.5% 3 PL +574.1% 4 ZEPP +559.9% 5 BE +505.3%
📅 2026 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 KOS +186.7% 2 FSLY +114.2% 3 BW +112.4% 4 AMPX +102.8% 5 WTI +91.9%
🗓 March 2026 Top 5 Full List →
1 SOC +64.8% 2 ZIP +53.3% 3 AMPX +52.9% 4 BW +49.9% 5 BRCC +38.3%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2026 YTD Mar 2026 Market Cap Dividends
#1 KOS leads with +187% 2026 YTD

KOS (Kosmos Energy Ltd.) is the best performing stock in 2026 year-to-date. Following are FSLY (+114%) and BW (+112%). Top performing sectors: Energy (+52% avg, 6 in top 10), Technology (+51% avg, 1 in top 10), Industrials (+49% avg, 2 in top 10).

Top Performing Stocks 2026 - Year-to-Date Gainers Ranked

Discover the best stocks of 2026 ranked by year-to-date performance. This ranking tracks YTD gains from January 1st, 2026 to today, featuring stocks with market caps over $100 million on Nasdaq and NYSE.

This ranking shows the best performing stocks of 2026, calculated from January 1st to the most recent trading day. Using split-adjusted data ensures accurate performance calculations that account for stock splits and corporate actions.

Year-to-date performance helps investors identify stocks that have been outperforming the market in the current year, revealing trends and momentum that may continue through the rest of 2026.

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Rank
Symbol
Company Name
YTD Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
KOS
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
186.74%
827.38 M
$ 1.73
United States
Energy
2
FSLY
Fastly, Inc.
114.23%
1.16 B
$ 7.89
United States
Technology
3
BW
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprise...
112.44%
249.71 M
$ 2.47
United States
Industrials
4
AMPX
Amprius Technologies, Inc.
102.75%
1.02 B
$ 8.14
United States
Industrials
5
WTI
W&T Offshore, Inc.
91.93%
258.11 M
$ 1.74
United States
Energy
6
OIS
Oil States International, Inc.
82.32%
348.41 M
$ 5.75
United States
Energy
7
TPL
Texas Pacific Land Corporation
81.16%
21.58 B
$ 938.99
United States
Energy
8
RYAM
Rayonier Advanced Materials...
75.26%
411.39 M
$ 6.14
United States
Basic Materials
9
VAL
Valaris Limited
74.13%
3.76 B
$ 52.82
Bermuda
Energy
10
TEN
Tsakos Energy Navigation Li...
69.44%
659.79 M
$ 21.9
Greece
Energy
11
NAT
Nordic American Tankers Lim...
67.06%
692.43 M
$ 3.27
Bermuda
Energy
12
BAK
Braskem S.A.
63.7%
1.34 B
$ 3.36
Brazil
Basic Materials
13
AG
First Majestic Silver Corp.
62.76%
5.08 B
$ 10.39
Canada
Basic Materials
14
DHT
DHT Holdings, Inc.
61.58%
1.99 B
$ 12.35
Bermuda
Energy
15
INSW
International Seaways, Inc.
61.23%
2.32 B
$ 46.9
United States
Energy
16
TROX
Tronox Holdings plc
60.66%
792.62 M
$ 5
United States
Basic Materials
17
SII
Sprott Inc.
60.31%
1.79 B
$ 69.18
Canada
Financial Services
18
NE
Noble Corporation plc
56.76%
4.85 B
$ 30.53
United States
Energy
19
DHX
DHI Group, Inc.
55.21%
141.15 M
$ 2.94
United States
Technology
20
TDW
Tidewater Inc.
55.08%
2.94 B
$ 59.49
United States
Energy
21
STNG
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
53.51%
2.97 B
$ 58.28
Monaco
Energy
22
BE
Bloom Energy Corporation
53.33%
15.75 B
$ 67.29
United States
Industrials
23
PBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - ...
52.35%
78.67 B
$ 12.66
Brazil
Energy
24
LXU
LSB Industries, Inc.
52.04%
581.24 M
$ 8.08
United States
Basic Materials
25
ECO
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
51.97%
926.55 M
$ 28.78
Greece
Industrials
26
RNG
RingCentral, Inc.
51.65%
2.83 B
$ 31.26
United States
Technology
27
LB
LandBridge Company LLC
51.22%
3.96 B
$ 51.76
United States
Energy
28
ASC
Ardmore Shipping Corporation
51.1%
502.17 M
$ 12.34
Bermuda
Industrials
29
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
50.53%
51.82 B
$ 135.71
United States
Industrials
30
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
50.53%
17.84 B
$ 55.47
United States
Basic Materials
31
FET
Forum Energy Technologies, ...
50.29%
327.58 M
$ 27.52
United States
Energy
32
EHAB
Enhabit, Inc.
50.28%
411.10 M
$ 8.11
United States
Healthcare
33
IPI
Intrepid Potash, Inc.
49.43%
388.43 M
$ 29.17
United States
Basic Materials
34
KGS
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.
48.49%
2.92 B
$ 33.71
United States
Energy
35
EGY
VAALCO Energy, Inc.
47.54%
417.03 M
$ 4
United States
Energy
36
LBRT
Liberty Energy Inc.
47.03%
1.80 B
$ 11.1
United States
Energy
37
DSX
Diana Shipping Inc.
47.02%
216.50 M
$ 1.87
Greece
Industrials
38
GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc.
46.78%
11.02 B
$ 187.86
United States
Industrials
39
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.
46.66%
3.18 B
$ 36.36
United States
Consumer Cyclical
40
NBR
Nabors Industries Ltd.
46.44%
619.47 M
$ 42.5
Bermuda
Energy
41
RIG
Transocean Ltd.
45.52%
3.07 B
$ 3.26
Switzerland
Energy
42
SKM
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
44.48%
8.42 B
$ 21.82
South Korea
Communication Services
43
KOP
Koppers Holdings Inc.
44.47%
569.78 M
$ 28.9
United States
Basic Materials
44
TNK
Teekay Tankers Ltd.
44.43%
1.79 B
$ 51.97
Bermuda
Energy
45
PKST
Peakstone Realty Trust
43.55%
505.87 M
$ 13.75
United States
Real Estate
46
WLK
Westlake Corporation
43.41%
11.49 B
$ 89.58
United States
Basic Materials
47
AGX
Argan, Inc.
43.08%
3.21 B
$ 232.59
United States
Industrials
48
HAFN
Hafnia Limited
42.99%
3.01 B
$ 6.05
Singapore
Industrials
49
MOD
Modine Manufacturing Company
42.8%
7.71 B
$ 146.85
United States
Consumer Cyclical
50
TSQ
Townsquare Media, Inc.
42.72%
115.12 M
$ 7
United States
Communication Services
51
GLW
Corning Incorporated
42.33%
64.65 B
$ 75.47
United States
Technology
52
TK
Teekay Corporation Ltd.
42.29%
725.64 M
$ 8.51
Bermuda
Energy
53
CC
The Chemours Company
42.2%
2.51 B
$ 16.76
United States
Basic Materials
54
UTI
Universal Technical Institu...
41.59%
1.54 B
$ 28.35
United States
Consumer Defensive
55
DOW
Dow Inc.
41.37%
17.74 B
$ 25.02
United States
Basic Materials
56
SKE
Skeena Resources Limited
41.35%
2.01 B
$ 17.46
Canada
Basic Materials
57
FF
FutureFuel Corp.
40.88%
172.15 M
$ 3.93
United States
Basic Materials
58
OII
Oceaneering International, ...
40.8%
2.48 B
$ 24.76
United States
Energy
59
HLX
Helix Energy Solutions Grou...
40.78%
931.89 M
$ 6.34
United States
Energy
60
CRGY
Crescent Energy Company
40.54%
2.24 B
$ 8.8
United States
Energy
61
SSL
Sasol Limited
40.39%
4.51 B
$ 7.12
South Africa
Basic Materials
62
XPO
XPO, Inc.
40.01%
15.83 B
$ 134.4
United States
Industrials
63
CMBT
Cmb.Tech NV
39.85%
2.77 B
$ 9.38
Belgium
Energy
64
BORR
Borr Drilling Limited
39.6%
878.71 M
$ 3.07
Bermuda
Energy
65
LPG
Dorian LPG Ltd.
38.75%
1.35 B
$ 31.55
United States
Energy
66
CF
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
38.57%
13.95 B
$ 86.13
United States
Basic Materials
67
CODI
Compass Diversified
38.49%
540.19 M
$ 7.18
United States
Industrials
68
SFL
SFL Corporation Ltd.
38.15%
1.10 B
$ 8.28
Bermuda
Industrials
69
KRMN
Karman Holdings Inc.
38.05%
8.44 B
$ 63.8
United States
Industrials
70
CRC
California Resources Corpor...
38.05%
4.39 B
$ 52.42
United States
Energy
71
DAR
Darling Ingredients Inc.
37.94%
5.05 B
$ 31.92
United States
Consumer Defensive
72
EFXT
Enerflex Ltd.
37.89%
1.28 B
$ 10.49
Canada
Energy
73
ESE
ESCO Technologies Inc.
37.17%
5.43 B
$ 210.32
United States
Technology
74
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
36.74%
26.99 B
$ 764.91
United States
Industrials
75
WDS
Woodside Energy Group Ltd
36.71%
31.60 B
$ 16.64
Australia
Energy
76
GFR
Greenfire Resources Ltd.
36.59%
333.70 M
$ 4.75
Canada
Energy
77
KEYS
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
36.51%
29.62 B
$ 172.37
United States
Technology
78
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
36.44%
726.63 M
$ 18.96
United States
Healthcare
79
TS
Tenaris S.A.
36.22%
18.78 B
$ 36.03
Luxembourg
Energy
80
AAUC
Allied Gold Corporation
36.17%
1.79 B
$ 15.55
Canada
Basic Materials
81
SM
SM Energy Company
36.02%
3.13 B
$ 27.19
United States
Energy
82
DCO
Ducommun Incorporated
35.83%
1.39 B
$ 93.22
United States
Industrials
83
FIGS
FIGS, Inc.
35.82%
1.19 B
$ 7.3
United States
Consumer Cyclical
84
DDD
3D Systems Corporation
35.68%
288.57 M
$ 2.25
United States
Technology
85
UNF
UniFirst Corporation
35.65%
3.27 B
$ 176.22
United States
Industrials
86
TGE
The Generation Essentials G...
35.51%
136.66 M
$ 2.82
France
Financial Services
87
CAVA
CAVA Group, Inc.
35.11%
7.46 B
$ 64.32
United States
Consumer Cyclical
88
UGP
Ultrapar Participações S.A.
35.08%
4.05 B
$ 3.79
Brazil
Energy
89
AROC
Archrock, Inc.
34.96%
4.36 B
$ 24.81
United States
Energy
90
DK
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
34.75%
1.72 B
$ 28.67
United States
Energy
91
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources ...
34.73%
64.96 B
$ 31.22
Canada
Energy
92
IAG
IAMGOLD Corporation
34.71%
6.35 B
$ 11.05
Canada
Basic Materials
93
YOU
Clear Secure, Inc.
34.47%
4.96 B
$ 37.29
United States
Technology
94
PRMB
Primo Brands Corporation
34.22%
9.08 B
$ 24.32
United States
Consumer Defensive
95
RRX
Regal Rexnord Corporation
34.15%
9.62 B
$ 144.93
United States
Industrials
96
FTI
TechnipFMC plc
34.12%
16.56 B
$ 40.3
United States
Energy
97
CRCL
Circle Internet Group
33.99%
33.56 B
$ 133.7
United States
Financial Services
98
CGAU
Centerra Gold Inc.
33.88%
1.86 B
$ 9.17
Canada
Basic Materials
99
PBF
PBF Energy Inc.
33.61%
3.31 B
$ 28.65
United States
Energy
100
LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
33.61%
109.90 B
$ 470.73
United States
Industrials
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q What is the best stock of 2026?
A

KOS (Kosmos Energy Ltd.) is the best performing stock of 2026 with a year-to-date gain of 187% from January 1st to today. The top 3 stocks of 2026 are KOS, FSLY, BW.

Q What are the top performing stocks in 2026?
A

The top performing stocks in 2026 YTD are: KOS (+187%), FSLY (+114%), BW (+112%), AMPX (+103%), WTI (+92%). Performance is calculated from January 1, 2026 to the most recent trading day.

Q Which stocks have made the most money in 2026?
A

The biggest stock gainers of 2026 include KOS leading with +187%, followed by FSLY (+114%) and BW (+112%). These represent the best investment returns YTD.

Q What sectors are performing best in 2026?
A

In 2026, the best performing sectors based on top stock gains include Energy, Technology, Industrials. The top gainer KOS operates in the Energy sector.

Understanding Year-to-Date Stock Performance

Year-to-date (YTD) performance measures how much a stock's price has changed since January 1st of the current year. This metric is valuable for several reasons:

  • Current Trend Identification: YTD performance reveals which stocks are leading or lagging in the current market cycle, helping identify emerging trends before they become widely recognized.
  • Benchmark Comparison: Compare individual stock performance against market indices like the S&P 500 to assess whether investments are outperforming or underperforming the broader market.
  • Tax Planning: YTD gains and losses are crucial for tax-loss harvesting strategies and estimating potential capital gains tax obligations before year-end.

Factors Driving YTD Performance

Several factors can influence a stock's year-to-date performance:

  • Earnings Reports: Quarterly earnings that beat or miss expectations can significantly impact stock prices throughout the year.
  • Industry Trends: Sector rotation and changing market preferences can drive entire industries higher or lower.
  • Macroeconomic Factors: Interest rates, inflation data, and economic indicators affect stock valuations across the market.
  • Company-Specific News: Product launches, management changes, M&A activity, and regulatory developments can move individual stocks.