best performing mega cap stock jan to march 2026

Sandisk (SNDK) had the highest return between January 1, 2026 and March 31, 2026 by a mega-cap US stock, returning 160%.

ASSETDATE% RETURN
Sandisk (SNDK)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
160.01%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
42.22%
Chevron (CVX)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
37.3%
Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares (ARM)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
34.08%
GE Vernova LLC (GEV)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
32.2%
Dell Technologies (DELL)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
28.39%
Applied Materials (AMAT)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
28.13%
Shell PLC ADR (SHEL)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
26.79%
Caterpillar (CAT)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
22.94%
BHP (BHP)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
20.47%
Lam Research (LRCX)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
20.28%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
18.82%
KLA (KLAC)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
17.04%
Intel (INTC)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
16.84%
LIN TV (LIN)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
16.69%
ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
16.65%
Costco Wholesale (COST)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
15.87%
Merck (MRK)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
14.83%
Micron Technology (MU)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
14.52%
Novartis AG ADR (NVS)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
13.83%
Walmart (WMT)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
11.76%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
11.68%
Coca-Cola (KO)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
9.62%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
8.57%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc ADR (MUFG)
1/1/2026 - 3/31/2026
8%
Mega-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $200B+.