S&P 500 sectors by YTD return

All 11 GICS sectors ranked by equal-weighted average YTD return in 2026 · Updated November 04, 2026

Rank	Sector	Avg YTD	Median YTD	Best stock	Worst stock	# Stocks
1	Energy 9 of 21 stocks above the sector average	+42.62%	+36.55%	MPC +144.26%	EXE -19.49%	21
2	Health Care 18 of 60 stocks above the sector average	+35.98%	+24.20%	MRNA +776.16%	BSX -51.95%	60
3	Information Technology 29 of 76 stocks above the sector average	+34.47%	+27.84%	SNDK +337.02%	FICO -58.53%	76
4	Materials 15 of 24 stocks above the sector average	+19.81%	+24.13%	NUE +65.22%	ALB -32.29%	24
5	Consumer Staples 16 of 32 stocks above the sector average	+17.62%	+19.35%	TGT +71.45%	MKC -24.55%	32
6	Industrials 40 of 81 stocks above the sector average	+13.36%	+13.35%	BE +130.64%	ROL -35.33%	81
7	Real Estate 14 of 30 stocks above the sector average	+12.25%	+8.75%	HST +54.54%	CSGP -51.55%	30
8	Financials 42 of 76 stocks above the sector average	+10.10%	+12.45%	BEN +45.29%	FIS -53.79%	76
9	Utilities 23 of 31 stocks above the sector average	+6.19%	+9.02%	ED +24.11%	NRG -47.21%	31
10	Consumer Discretionary 22 of 47 stocks above the sector average	+4.68%	+1.24%	BBY +57.43%	LULU -46.08%	47
11	Communication Services 15 of 22 stocks above the sector average	-10.30%	-7.51%	LYV +28.55%	APP -59.67%	22

Sector averages are equal-weighted across ranked S&P 500 constituents with usable price data. Stocks without a usable December 31, 2025 baseline (e.g. 2026 spin-offs) are excluded from sector averages. Source: Yahoo Finance; sector assignments: Wikipedia GICS sectors.

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