Best stocks of January 2026
The month's leaders by monthly return · Final standings
From the December 31, 2025 close to the January 30, 2026 close, Sandisk (SNDK) gained +142.75% — the best January 2026 run in the S&P 500. These are the month's final standings.
| Rank | Company | Ticker | Price | Month return | YTD at month end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandisk | SNDK | $576.25 | +142.75% | +142.75% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | BE | $151.37 | +74.21% | +74.21% |
| 3 | Moderna | MRNA | $44.07 | +49.44% | +49.44% |
| 4 | Seagate Technology | STX | $406.36 | +48.04% | +47.92% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | MU | $414.64 | +45.36% | +45.36% |
| 6 | Western Digital | WDC | $249.96 | +45.25% | +45.25% |
| 7 | Lam Research | LRCX | $232.77 | +36.39% | +36.24% |
| 8 | Lockheed Martin | LMT | $622.94 | +31.13% | +31.13% |
| 9 | Bunge Global | BG | $111.85 | +27.84% | +27.84% |
| 10 | Schlumberger | SLB | $47.60 | +26.06% | +26.06% |
| 11 | Intel | INTC | $46.47 | +25.93% | +25.93% |
| 12 | Applied Materials | AMAT | $321.18 | +25.42% | +25.42% |
| 13 | Texas Instruments | TXN | $213.37 | +25.06% | +25.06% |
| 14 | Teradyne | TER | $240.77 | +24.54% | +24.54% |
| 15 | Monolithic Power Systems | MPWR | $1,120.20 | +24.03% | +24.03% |
| 16 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | HII | $415.46 | +23.65% | +23.65% |
| 17 | Generac | GNRC | $168.04 | +23.22% | +23.22% |
| 18 | Baker Hughes | BKR | $55.44 | +23.06% | +23.06% |
| 19 | Comfort Systems USA | FIX | $1,140.47 | +22.37% | +22.37% |
| 20 | Teledyne Technologies | TDY | $620.30 | +21.45% | +21.45% |
| 21 | Northrop Grumman | NOC | $683.92 | +21.40% | +21.41% |
| 22 | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | TPL | $346.87 | +21.29% | +21.29% |
| 23 | C.H. Robinson | CHRW | $192.79 | +21.27% | +21.27% |
| 24 | Albemarle Corporation | ALB | $169.20 | +20.63% | +20.63% |
| 25 | CF Industries | CF | $91.88 | +20.55% | +20.54% |
New in 2026
No new-in-2026 S&P 500 additions with price history yet. The 2026 S&P 500 additions (FDXF and HONA, both 2026 spin-offs) have no December 31, 2025 price, so they cannot be measured on a genuine year-to-date basis — and are excluded rather than ranked on invented data. When a 2026 addition with a full price history appears, it will be listed here.
January 2026 return measured from the last close before the 1st to the last close of the month across S&P 500 constituents with usable monthly price data. Stocks without a genuine pre-month price (e.g. 2026 spin-offs) are excluded; prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Source: Yahoo Finance.
← Full S&P 500 YTD leaderboardFor informational purposes only — not financial advice.