The Morningstar US Large-Mid Cap Index rose 17.71% in 2025. The large-mid index tracks the performance of the top 90% of the US investable universe by market cap, and each year we screen from among ...

Dividend-paying stocks that combine healthy balance sheets with hefty yields can provide investors with steady incomes, cushion against market downturns, and increase investments at a healthy clip. To ...

Last year was a good one to be a stock investor. The broad stock market hummed along in 2025, with the S&P 500 posting a 16% return — the index's third consecutive year of double-digit gains. Of ...

But it's also counterintuitively beneficial to examine the best-performing stocks. While the worst-performing stocks can reveal a stock that is undervalued or due for a turnaround, the best-performing ...

Despite notable volatility, the S&P 500 Index delivered an 18% total return in 2025—its third consecutive year of 15% or higher gains. However, the strength was not evenly distributed across all 11 ...

In this article, we will discuss: 20 Best Performing Stocks in 2025. Reuters reported on January 1, 2026, that U.S. stocks ended a volatile year with double-digit growth, despite weakening on the last ...