What are the best performing stocks of 2026?

gStockly tracks the best performing stocks of the current year (YTD) across all major global exchanges. Rankings are updated daily based on end-of-day closing prices.

How is stock performance calculated?

Performance is calculated as percentage change from the first available closing price at the start of the period to the most recent closing price. YTD uses January 1st, 1Y uses 365 days ago, 3Y uses 1095 days ago, 5Y uses 1825 days ago, and 10Y uses 3650 days ago.

Best & Worst Performing Stocks

Top and bottom performers ranked by total return - YTD, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y and 10Y. End-of-day data.

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Best Performers

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Worst Performers

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Best & Worst Performing Stocks - Methodology & Data

This page ranks global stocks by total price return across three key horizons: Year-to-Date (YTD), 1 Year, 3 Years, 5 Years, and 10 Years. Data covers major exchanges in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, updated daily.

How Performance Is Calculated

Return = (last close - first close) / first close x 100. YTD measures from the first trading day of the current calendar year. 1Y measures from 365 calendar days ago. 3Y measures from 1,095 calendar days ago. 5Y measures from 1,825 calendar days ago. 10Y measures from 3,650 calendar days ago. Only stocks with sufficient data in the selected period are included.

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Filter by geographic area (Europe, Americas, Asia-Pacific), drill into a specific country (US, DE, IT, JP, etc.), or isolate a sector (Technology, Energy, Healthcare, Financials, and more). Results update instantly on every filter change.