best performing small-cap stocks january 2026

Phoenix Asia Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (PHOE) had the highest return in January 2026 by a small-cap US stock, returning 813.7%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Phoenix Asia Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (PHOE)
January 2026
813.66%
Adlai Nortye Ltd American Depositary Shares (ANL)
January 2026
648.59%
Corvus Pharmaceuticals (CRVS)
January 2026
166.07%
Alumis (ALMS)
January 2026
150.87%
Satellogic V (SATL)
January 2026
137.11%
New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI)
January 2026
132.54%
Movano (MOVE)
January 2026
114.39%
Syntec Optics (OPTX)
January 2026
101.03%
Century Therapeutics (IPSC)
January 2026
95.88%
Critical Metals Corp Ordinary Shares (CRML)
January 2026
85.49%
BUUU (BUUU)
January 2026
81.52%
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration (TRX)
January 2026
75.27%
Kosmos Energy (KOS)
January 2026
73%
Red Cat (RCAT)
January 2026
63.64%
Kelly Services B (KELYB)
January 2026
57.98%
Altimmune (ALT)
January 2026
54.7%
Hycroft Mining (HYMC)
January 2026
52.29%
Fluence Energy (FLNC)
January 2026
51.13%
Biodesix  (BDSX)
January 2026
50.44%
Spire Global (SPIR)
January 2026
49.67%
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW)
January 2026
48.31%
Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT)
January 2026
47.25%
Amprius Technologies (AMPX)
January 2026
47.22%
Terrestrial Energy (IMSR)
January 2026
45.06%
HUYA (HUYA)
January 2026
43.73%
Small-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $300M and $2B.