best performing mega cap stock jan 2026 to march 26

Sandisk (SNDK) had the highest return between January 1, 2026 and March 26, 2026 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 146.8%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Sandisk (SNDK)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
146.85%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
38.67%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
37.89%
TotalEnergies SE ADR (TTE)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
37.43%
Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares (ARM)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
37.2%
GE Vernova LLC (GEV)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
32.23%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
26.92%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
25.64%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
22.03%
Micron Technology (MU)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
20.44%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
19.13%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
17.42%
Intel (INTC)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
16.76%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
16.63%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
16.29%
KLA (KLAC)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
15.35%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
14.3%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
13.92%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
13.53%
BHP (BHP)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
13.45%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
11.55%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
11.26%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
9.87%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
7.66%
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
1/1/2026 - 3/26/2026
7.19%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.