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BW +3630%
Babcock & Wilcox Enter..
2026 YTD LEADER
KOS +201%
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
APR 2026 LEADER
CMC +0%
Commercial Metals Comp..
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1 BW +3630.4% 2 BEBE +1398.5% 3 PL +816.7% 4 CIEN +639.3% 5 BE +584.9%
📅 2026 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 KOS +201.3% 2 BW +135.8% 3 TROX +119.7% 4 AZN +119.2% 5 TLYS +107.9%
🗓 April 2026 Top 5 Full List →
1 CMC +0.0% 2 HCXY +0.0% 3 LEU +0.0% 4 WRB +0.0% 5 RDY +0.0%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2026 YTD Apr 2026 Market Cap Dividends
#1 KOS leads with +201% 2026 YTD

KOS (Kosmos Energy Ltd.) is the best performing stock in 2026 year-to-date. Following are BW (+136%) and TROX (+120%). Top performing sectors: Healthcare (+86% avg, 1 in top 10), Communication Services (+73% avg, 1 in top 10), Consumer Cyclical (+71% avg, 1 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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Data as of April 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
YTD Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
KOS
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
201.3%
1.60 B
$ 2.69
United States
Energy
2
BW
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprise...
135.75%
2.02 B
$ 14.97
United States
Industrials
3
TROX
Tronox Holdings plc
119.67%
1.50 B
$ 9.38
United States
Basic Materials
4
AZN
AstraZeneca PLC
119.21%
311.19 B
$ 200.73
United Kingdom
Healthcare
5
TLYS
Tilly's, Inc.
107.92%
127.99 M
$ 4.2
United States
Consumer Cyclical
6
KORE
KORE Group Holdings, Inc.
103.15%
158.99 M
$ 9.04
United States
Communication Services
7
AGRO
Adecoagro S.A.
91.11%
2.11 B
$ 14.83
Luxembourg
Consumer Defensive
8
RYAM
Rayonier Advanced Materials...
90.1%
750.76 M
$ 11.14
United States
Basic Materials
9
WTI
W&T Offshore, Inc.
86.96%
447.82 M
$ 3.01
United States
Energy
10
VAL
Valaris Limited
84.81%
6.67 B
$ 96.38
Bermuda
Energy
11
SSL
Sasol Limited
81.38%
7.70 B
$ 12.08
South Africa
Basic Materials
12
DOCN
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
79.05%
9.11 B
$ 87.68
United States
Technology
13
TEN
Tsakos Energy Navigation Li...
78.48%
1.18 B
$ 39.07
Greece
Energy
14
AMPX
Amprius Technologies, Inc.
77.57%
2.13 B
$ 15.52
United States
Industrials
15
CODI
Compass Diversified
75.91%
615.43 M
$ 8.18
United States
Industrials
16
CC
The Chemours Company
75.67%
3.23 B
$ 21.52
United States
Basic Materials
17
AGX
Argan, Inc.
75.29%
7.97 B
$ 571.38
United States
Industrials
18
LXU
LSB Industries, Inc.
74.33%
1.07 B
$ 14.94
United States
Basic Materials
19
DHX
DHI Group, Inc.
73.01%
132.98 M
$ 2.82
United States
Technology
20
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
72.81%
24.71 B
$ 76.71
United Kingdom
Basic Materials
21
PARR
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
72.17%
3.05 B
$ 61.67
United States
Energy
22
SPIR
Spire Global, Inc.
71.32%
448.28 M
$ 13.38
United States
Industrials
23
CURV
Torrid Holdings Inc.
70.75%
179.76 M
$ 1.81
United States
Consumer Cyclical
24
NAT
Nordic American Tankers Lim...
70.03%
1.21 B
$ 5.73
Bermuda
Energy
25
FRO
Frontline plc
69.24%
7.75 B
$ 34.83
Cyprus
Energy
26
CIEN
Ciena Corporation
68.82%
58.76 B
$ 415.39
United States
Technology
27
PBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - ...
68.46%
129.40 B
$ 20.08
Brazil
Energy
28
DOW
Dow Inc.
67.66%
29.28 B
$ 40.69
United States
Basic Materials
29
NE
Noble Corporation plc
67.24%
7.73 B
$ 48.5
United States
Energy
30
EGY
VAALCO Energy, Inc.
66.39%
634.93 M
$ 6.09
United States
Energy
31
DAR
Darling Ingredients Inc.
65.14%
9.87 B
$ 62.16
United States
Consumer Defensive
32
EQNR
Equinor ASA
64.52%
100.68 B
$ 40.39
Norway
Energy
33
PBF
PBF Energy Inc.
61.55%
5.41 B
$ 46.09
United States
Energy
34
TBN
Tamboran Resources Corporation
61.41%
1.02 B
$ 45
Australia
Energy
35
TDW
Tidewater Inc.
59.75%
4.14 B
$ 83.44
United States
Energy
36
CF
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
59.72%
19.67 B
$ 127.98
United States
Basic Materials
37
MOD
Modine Manufacturing Company
58.35%
11.76 B
$ 222.97
United States
Consumer Cyclical
38
ECO
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
57.67%
1.99 B
$ 50.39
Greece
Industrials
39
WLK
Westlake Corporation
57.22%
14.95 B
$ 116.58
United States
Basic Materials
40
GLW
Corning Incorporated
57.03%
122.31 B
$ 142.38
United States
Technology
41
OIS
Oil States International, Inc.
57%
668.22 M
$ 11.1
United States
Energy
42
DHT
DHT Holdings, Inc.
54.26%
2.92 B
$ 18.11
Bermuda
Energy
43
SM
SM Energy Company
54.21%
7.03 B
$ 29.5
United States
Energy
44
HSHP
Himalaya Shipping Ltd.
53.96%
650.90 M
$ 13.61
Bermuda
Industrials
45
KGS
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.
53.83%
4.97 B
$ 57.9
United States
Energy
46
INSW
International Seaways, Inc.
53.71%
3.57 B
$ 72.23
United States
Energy
47
EHAB
Enhabit, Inc.
53.69%
708.60 M
$ 13.97
United States
Healthcare
48
RIG
Transocean Ltd.
53.3%
7.17 B
$ 6.5
Switzerland
Energy
49
FET
Forum Energy Technologies, ...
51.96%
658.65 M
$ 58.14
United States
Energy
50
VET
Vermilion Energy Inc.
50.94%
1.97 B
$ 12.89
Canada
Energy
51
CE
Celanese Corporation
50.74%
7.11 B
$ 63.55
United States
Basic Materials
52
PL
Planet Labs PBC
50.47%
10.63 B
$ 30.71
United States
Industrials
53
CRGY
Crescent Energy Company
49.59%
4.17 B
$ 12.73
United States
Energy
54
STNG
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
49.12%
3.84 B
$ 74.1
Monaco
Energy
55
IPI
Intrepid Potash, Inc.
49.11%
564.16 M
$ 42.08
United States
Basic Materials
56
DK
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
49.06%
2.65 B
$ 44.39
United States
Energy
57
UTI
Universal Technical Institu...
48.39%
2.03 B
$ 36.86
United States
Consumer Defensive
58
ESE
ESCO Technologies Inc.
48.34%
7.59 B
$ 293.15
United States
Technology
59
TS
Tenaris S.A.
48.25%
29.24 B
$ 57.92
Luxembourg
Energy
60
DSX
Diana Shipping Inc.
48.21%
307.61 M
$ 2.49
Greece
Industrials
61
WDS
Woodside Energy Group Ltd
48.09%
45.02 B
$ 23.68
Australia
Energy
62
LBRT
Liberty Energy Inc.
47.88%
4.52 B
$ 27.92
United States
Energy
63
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
47.7%
99.23 B
$ 259.37
United States
Industrials
64
FTI
TechnipFMC plc
47.52%
27.96 B
$ 69.79
United Kingdom
Energy
65
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.
47.45%
3.96 B
$ 46.55
United States
Consumer Cyclical
66
TPL
Texas Pacific Land Corporation
47.4%
30.28 B
$ 439.2
United States
Energy
67
CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
47.29%
48.71 B
$ 25.82
Canada
Energy
68
UGP
Ultrapar Participações S.A.
47.12%
6.01 B
$ 5.62
Brazil
Energy
69
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corpor...
46.84%
61.71 B
$ 62.23
United States
Energy
70
AXR
AMREP Corporation
46.71%
148.81 M
$ 28.05
United States
Real Estate
71
HAFN
Hafnia Limited
46.64%
3.86 B
$ 7.64
Singapore
Industrials
72
MTZ
MasTec, Inc.
46.62%
26.34 B
$ 333.79
United States
Industrials
73
HLX
Helix Energy Solutions Grou...
46.41%
1.38 B
$ 9.37
United States
Energy
74
VLO
Valero Energy Corporation
46.06%
72.20 B
$ 241.46
United States
Energy
75
ASIX
AdvanSix Inc.
45.76%
674.51 M
$ 25.1
United States
Basic Materials
76
ASC
Ardmore Shipping Corporation
45.65%
621.02 M
$ 15.22
Bermuda
Industrials
77
UI
Ubiquiti Inc.
45.33%
49.81 B
$ 822.99
United States
Technology
78
SII
Sprott Inc.
44.99%
3.78 B
$ 146.77
Canada
Financial Services
79
AP
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation
44.87%
146.35 M
$ 7.2
United States
Industrials
80
BORR
Borr Drilling Limited
44.36%
1.77 B
$ 5.76
Bermuda
Energy
81
MPC
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
44.22%
70.20 B
$ 238.16
United States
Energy
82
PKST
Peakstone Realty Trust
44.1%
776.47 M
$ 20.88
United States
Real Estate
83
KRO
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
43.75%
740.94 M
$ 6.44
United States
Basic Materials
84
NBR
Nabors Industries Ltd.
43.21%
1.16 B
$ 79.34
Bermuda
Energy
85
PR
Permian Resources Corporation
43.06%
17.46 B
$ 20.6
United States
Energy
86
SKM
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
43.02%
11.32 B
$ 29.39
South Korea
Communication Services
87
XPO
XPO, Inc.
42.97%
23.29 B
$ 198.43
United States
Industrials
88
YOU
Clear Secure, Inc.
42.79%
6.61 B
$ 49.09
United States
Technology
89
SU
Suncor Energy Inc.
42.44%
77.32 B
$ 64.94
Canada
Energy
90
CRC
California Resources Corpor...
42.34%
5.86 B
$ 66.03
United States
Energy
91
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
42.33%
50.39 B
$ 1428.52
United States
Industrials
92
OVV
Ovintiv Inc.
41.81%
16.27 B
$ 57.42
United States
Energy
93
EC
Ecopetrol S.A.
41.78%
31.09 B
$ 14.49
Colombia
Energy
94
TNK
Teekay Tankers Ltd.
41.67%
2.53 B
$ 72.96
Bermuda
Energy
95
VIST
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.
41.61%
7.34 B
$ 69.12
Mexico
Energy
96
KOP
Koppers Holdings Inc.
41.17%
739.42 M
$ 37.65
United States
Basic Materials
97
GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc.
41.07%
11.68 B
$ 199.05
United States
Industrials
98
ECG
Everus Construction Group, ...
40.61%
6.40 B
$ 125.4
United States
Industrials
99
E
Eni S.p.A.
40.57%
80.92 B
$ 54.88
Italy
Energy
100
KEYS
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
40.3%
49.71 B
$ 289.84
United States
Technology
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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 201% from January 1st to today. The top 3 stocks of 2026 are KOS, BW, TROX.

Q What are the top performing stocks in 2026?
A

The top performing stocks in 2026 YTD are: KOS (+201%), BW (+136%), TROX (+120%), AZN (+119%), TLYS (+108%). 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 +201%, followed by BW (+136%) and TROX (+120%). 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, Industrials, Basic Materials. 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.

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