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10/07/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/07/2026 01:00
15 S&P 500 Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Highs
As of Tuesday, October 6, there are 15 S&P 500 stocks trading at their 52-week highs.
NVIDIA (NVDA), with a market value of about $5.79 trillion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 4.0% over the past month and up 27.8% over the past year. By sector, Information Technology leads the list with 13 of the 15 names. For context, the S&P 500 is up 1.4% over the past month, including dividends.
The Ten Largest At New Highs
The table below shows the 10 largest of the 15 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers |
Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | $5,787.2 Bil | 0.1% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 27.8% |
| AMD | $1,059.9 Bil | 2.8% | 6.9% | 36.0% | 294.4% |
| ABBV | $471.8 Bil | 0.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 17.6% |
| PANW | $339.7 Bil | 3.2% | 8.1% | 26.0% | 102.7% |
| CRWD | $284.3 Bil | 2.3% | 6.1% | 30.9% | 127.7% |
| ANET | $271.4 Bil | 4.1% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 48.0% |
| APH | $218.1 Bil | 1.5% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 46.0% |
| FTNT | $140.2 Bil | 3.9% | 8.7% | 22.4% | 123.0% |
| LITE | $96.8 Bil | 3.8% | 16.4% | 28.6% | 591.9% |
| JCI | $96.5 Bil | 1.2% | 6.3% | 9.8% | 47.7% |
Strong Prices, But How Strong Are The Businesses?
NVIDIA (NVDA) trades at 30.0 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 83.4% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 65.2%.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) trades at 164.7 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 39.5% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 15.7%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +4.0% for NVIDIA (NVDA) to +36.0% for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
The median stock on the list is up 94.9% over the past year.
A new high tells you what the market already believes. The harder question is which of these runs management itself is underwriting. Our Guidance Momentum screen tracks exactly that: stocks where the company raised its own forward numbers.
One more pattern worth noticing: 13 of the 15 names are Information Technology stocks. When a whole group is making new highs together, a technology ETF like XLK, which holds 5 of the 6 largest of them, is one way to own part of the group's strength without betting on which single name leads it from here.
Chasing Highs Is A Reflex. Owning Strength Is A System
A 52-week-high list is seductive: everything on it has been going right. But buying a stock because it is at its high is buying a price, and prices revert; what persists is the quality underneath the run.
The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio is built to own that quality before and after it makes headlines: roughly 30 businesses selected for consistent cash generation, strong margins, and resilient balance sheets, sized and rebalanced with rules. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Admire the list; own the system.
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