best performing large cap stocks in q1 2026

Sandisk (SNDK) had the highest return last quarter by a large-cap US stock, returning 160%.

ASSETQUARTER% RETURN
Sandisk (SNDK)
Q1 2026
160.01%
Applied Opt (AAOI)
Q1 2026
132.74%
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB)
Q1 2026
87.1%
Lumentum (LITE)
Q1 2026
85.24%
Viavi Solutions (VIAV)
Q1 2026
84.38%
Equinor ASA ADR (EQNR)
Q1 2026
79.3%
Dow (DOW)
Q1 2026
78.95%
DigitalOcean (DOCN)
Q1 2026
76.36%
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA ADR (PBR)
Q1 2026
74.66%
APA (APA)
Q1 2026
74.3%
Argan (AGX)
Q1 2026
72%
Darling Ingredients (DAR)
Q1 2026
70.62%
Moderna (MRNA)
Q1 2026
70.3%
CF Industries (CF)
Q1 2026
68.47%
FormFactor (FORM)
Q1 2026
67.66%
Powell Industries (POWL)
Q1 2026
67.08%
Texas Pacific Land (TPL)
Q1 2026
66.12%
Ciena (CIEN)
Q1 2026
61.09%
Modine Manufacturing (MOD)
Q1 2026
59.08%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Q1 2026
58.36%
Westlake Chemical (WLK)
Q1 2026
57.44%
Cenovus Energy (CVE)
Q1 2026
57.31%
Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS)
Q1 2026
57.15%
Woodside Energy (WDS)
Q1 2026
56.22%
TechnipFMC (FTI)
Q1 2026
55.44%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.