Best stocks of March 2026
The month's leaders by monthly return · Final standings
From the February 27, 2026 close to the March 31, 2026 close, LyondellBasell (LYB) gained +41.75% — the best March 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 | LyondellBasell | LYB | $78.91 | +41.75% | +88.31% |
| 2 | APA Corporation | APA | $41.86 | +39.72% | +75.14% |
| 3 | Dow Inc. | DOW | $40.76 | +35.55% | +80.26% |
| 4 | CF Industries | CF | $128.65 | +30.44% | +68.78% |
| 5 | Marathon Petroleum | MPC | $242.59 | +23.19% | +50.90% |
| 6 | Occidental Petroleum | OXY | $64.41 | +23.04% | +58.84% |
| 7 | Marvell Technology | MRVL | $98.98 | +21.25% | +16.65% |
| 8 | Valero Energy | VLO | $244.96 | +20.74% | +52.70% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | PSX | $179.91 | +18.04% | +42.34% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | AKAM | $114.85 | +16.73% | +31.63% |
| 11 | EOG Resources | EOG | $142.40 | +16.51% | +38.99% |
| 12 | ConocoPhillips | COP | $130.16 | +16.34% | +42.11% |
| 13 | Devon Energy | DVN | $49.64 | +16.20% | +38.08% |
| 14 | Diamondback Energy | FANG | $195.63 | +14.30% | +32.36% |
| 15 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE | $23.68 | +11.59% | -0.24% |
| 16 | Ciena | CIEN | $388.23 | +11.34% | +66.00% |
| 17 | ExxonMobil | XOM | $167.43 | +11.25% | +41.92% |
| 18 | Dell Technologies | DELL | $163.35 | +10.84% | +30.95% |
| 19 | Chevron Corporation | CVX | $203.25 | +10.79% | +37.08% |
| 20 | Oneok | OKE | $88.27 | +9.20% | +24.67% |
| 21 | Verisign | VRSN | $246.98 | +8.96% | +2.61% |
| 22 | Halliburton | HAL | $38.65 | +8.84% | +38.65% |
| 23 | Palo Alto Networks | PANW | $160.32 | +7.66% | -12.96% |
| 24 | Expedia Group | EXPE | $230.07 | +7.28% | -18.33% |
| 25 | News Corp (Class B) | NWS | $28.42 | +6.84% | -3.44% |
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.
March 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.