Best stocks of February 2026
The month's leaders by monthly return · Final standings
From the January 30, 2026 close to the February 27, 2026 close, Lumentum (LITE) gained +78.88% — the best February 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 | Lumentum | LITE | $700.91 | +78.88% | +90.16% |
| 2 | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | TPL | $522.05 | +50.50% | +82.54% |
| 3 | Corning Inc. | GLW | $149.87 | +45.92% | +72.07% |
| 4 | DaVita | DVA | $156.30 | +42.95% | +37.58% |
| 5 | Keysight Technologies | KEYS | $307.33 | +42.07% | +51.25% |
| 6 | Ciena | CIEN | $348.70 | +38.48% | +49.10% |
| 7 | Vertiv | VRT | $254.71 | +36.90% | +57.33% |
| 8 | Generac | GNRC | $225.37 | +34.12% | +65.26% |
| 9 | Teradyne | TER | $319.79 | +32.82% | +65.41% |
| 10 | Qnity Electronics | Q | $126.61 | +31.87% | +55.35% |
| 11 | Dell Technologies | DELL | $147.38 | +29.39% | +18.15% |
| 12 | Howmet Aerospace | HWM | $262.29 | +26.24% | +28.13% |
| 13 | Garmin | GRMN | $249.79 | +25.39% | +24.64% |
| 14 | Comfort Systems USA | FIX | $1,427.33 | +25.15% | +53.15% |
| 15 | PG&E Corporation | PCG | $18.89 | +23.22% | +18.23% |
| 16 | Tapestry, Inc. | TPR | $154.03 | +22.51% | +21.68% |
| 17 | Hershey Company (The) | HSY | $232.65 | +22.12% | +30.69% |
| 18 | Coherent Corp. | COHR | $258.93 | +22.03% | +40.29% |
| 19 | Moderna | MRNA | $53.57 | +21.56% | +81.65% |
| 20 | Johnson Controls | JCI | $143.06 | +21.00% | +20.17% |
| 21 | Paramount Skydance Corporation | PSKY | $13.31 | +20.45% | +0.78% |
| 22 | GE Vernova | GEV | $872.63 | +20.27% | +33.76% |
| 23 | FedEx | FDX | $308.21 | +20.09% | +33.97% |
| 24 | Edison International | EIX | $72.98 | +19.99% | +26.36% |
| 25 | Motorola Solutions | MSI | $478.31 | +19.80% | +25.81% |
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.
February 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.