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MAY 2026 LEADER
RXT +210%
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1 BW +2819.7% 2 BE +1381.4% 3 WOLF +1320.7% 4 PL +996.6% 5 CIEN +633.4%
📅 2026 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 NINE +2727.7% 2 MGRT +1816.7% 3 EDSA +986.7% 4 ANL +862.3% 5 AXTI +594.3%
🗓 May 2026 Top 5 Full List →
1 RXT +210.2% 2 FLNC +98.2% 3 INOD +92.8% 4 WALD +87.3% 5 EVC +87.0%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2026 YTD May 2026 Market Cap Dividends
#1 RXT leads with +210% May 2026

RXT (Rackspace Technology, Inc.) is the best performing stock in May 2026. Following are FLNC (+98%) and INOD (+93%). Top performing sectors: Utilities (+87% avg, 2 in top 10), Consumer Defensive (+64% avg, 1 in top 10), Communication Services (+56% avg, 1 in top 10).

Top Stock Gainers May 2026 - Monthly Performance Ranked

Track the top performing stocks of May 2026 ranked by monthly price gain. See which stock gainers delivered the highest gains this month, with market caps over $100 million on Nasdaq and NYSE.
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

This ranking shows the top performing stocks and biggest stock gainers during May 2026, calculated from the first to the last trading day of the month. It shows which stocks are going up this month, with split-adjusted data used for consistent performance calculations.

Monthly performance rankings can reveal price strength, sustained momentum, sector rotation, and event-driven moves that are not visible in one-day movers lists. The table is informational only and does not recommend any stock to buy, sell, or hold.

May 2026 Stock Market Momentum

This page answers a current-month trend question with data: which NYSE and NASDAQ stocks have shown the strongest price gains so far in May 2026. The ranking is based on observed market performance, not analyst ratings, price targets, or investment recommendations.

Use the list to research momentum, market breadth, sector strength, and catalysts behind large moves. Before acting on any stock, review the company's news, SEC filings, liquidity, volatility, and your own risk constraints.

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Data as of May 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
May Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
RXT
Rackspace Technology, Inc.
210.17%
1.37 B
$ 5.49
United States
Technology
2
FLNC
Fluence Energy, Inc.
98.2%
4.45 B
$ 24.16
United States
Utilities
3
INOD
Innodata Inc.
92.84%
2.77 B
$ 84.89
United States
Technology
4
WALD
Waldencast plc
87.29%
230.87 M
$ 1.8
United Kingdom
Consumer Defensive
5
EVC
Entravision Communications ...
86.95%
659.00 M
$ 7.16
United States
Communication Services
6
AGL
agilon health, inc.
83.33%
904.76 M
$ 54.23
United States
Healthcare
7
DGXX
Digi Power X Inc.
76.33%
482.86 M
$ 6.63
United States
Utilities
8
TONX
TON Strategy Co
71.7%
205.77 M
$ 3.64
United States
Technology
9
BLZE
Backblaze, Inc.
68.09%
448.91 M
$ 7.48
United States
Technology
10
JLHL
Julong Holding Limited
65.94%
407.52 M
$ 19
China
Industrials
11
REPL
Replimune Group, Inc.
62.8%
336.07 M
$ 4.07
United States
Healthcare
12
LIFE
Ethos Technologies Inc.
59.52%
1.87 B
$ 29.75
United States
Financial Services
13
DOCN
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
59.45%
17.11 B
$ 163.95
United States
Technology
14
GBTG
Global Business Travel Grou...
59.36%
4.92 B
$ 9.45
United Kingdom
Consumer Cyclical
15
PYXS
Pyxis Oncology, Inc.
59.3%
172.22 M
$ 2.74
United States
Healthcare
16
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.
58.6%
25.92 B
$ 844.8
United States
Industrials
17
AVTX
Avalo Therapeutics, Inc.
57.33%
1.13 B
$ 21.57
United States
Healthcare
18
DXYZ
Destiny Tech100 Inc.
57.3%
1.20 B
$ 54.6
United States
Financial Services
19
OSS
One Stop Systems, Inc.
56.33%
388.38 M
$ 15.68
United States
Technology
20
FATE
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
56.21%
277.91 M
$ 2.39
United States
Healthcare
21
FLEX
Flex Ltd.
55.04%
52.27 B
$ 142.17
United States
Technology
22
POET
POET Technologies Inc.
49.79%
1.67 B
$ 10.95
Canada
Technology
23
LICN
Lichen International Limited
49.57%
113.09 M
$ 6.88
China
Industrials
24
AAON
AAON, Inc.
49.23%
11.43 B
$ 139.66
United States
Industrials
25
SITM
SiTime Corporation
49.13%
21.99 B
$ 833.08
United States
Technology
26
XMTR
Xometry, Inc.
49.08%
4.21 B
$ 80.01
United States
Industrials
27
CANG
Cango Inc.
48.29%
283.42 M
$ 0.6909
United States
Financial Services
28
PHOE
Phoenix Asia Holdings Limited
46.93%
519.70 M
$ 24.06
Hong Kong
Industrials
29
QURE
uniQure N.V.
44.59%
1.74 B
$ 27.66
Netherlands
Healthcare
30
HIMX
Himax Technologies, Inc.
44.52%
3.10 B
$ 17.79
Taiwan
Technology
31
ATGL
Alpha Technology Group Limited
42.79%
296.16 M
$ 17.99
Hong Kong
Technology
32
DDOG
Datadog, Inc.
42.43%
71.25 B
$ 200.16
United States
Technology
33
AKAM
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
42.21%
21.75 B
$ 147.71
United States
Technology
34
TNYA
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc.
41.68%
217.00 M
$ 1
United States
Healthcare
35
PENG
Penguin Solutions, Inc.
41.58%
2.32 B
$ 44.23
United States
Technology
36
EVER
EverQuote, Inc.
41.48%
725.15 M
$ 20.5
United States
Communication Services
37
FROG
JFrog Ltd.
41.41%
8.55 B
$ 70.55
United States
Technology
38
WEST
Westrock Coffee Company
39.83%
804.85 M
$ 8.25
United States
Consumer Defensive
39
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.
39.07%
254.15 M
$ 8.65
United States
Healthcare
40
DHX
DHI Group, Inc.
38.74%
151.63 M
$ 3.51
United States
Technology
41
TBLA
Taboola.com Ltd.
38.52%
1.59 B
$ 5.25
United States
Communication Services
42
ELA
Envela Corporation
38.31%
639.22 M
$ 24.62
United States
Consumer Cyclical
43
BDSX
Biodesix, Inc.
38.27%
154.86 M
$ 15.32
United States
Healthcare
44
FSTR
L.B. Foster Company
37.79%
442.40 M
$ 42.3
United States
Industrials
45
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
37.73%
842.20 B
$ 746.81
United States
Technology
46
MBX
MBX Biosciences, Inc.
37.56%
1.95 B
$ 40.965
United States
Healthcare
47
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
37.17%
1.12 B
$ 28.97
United States
Healthcare
48
BLMN
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
37.16%
692.15 M
$ 8.12
United States
Consumer Cyclical
49
NVCT
Nuvectis Pharma, Inc.
36.42%
309.02 M
$ 11.65
United States
Healthcare
50
NAMS
NewAmsterdam Pharma Company...
36.23%
4.53 B
$ 38.73
Netherlands
Healthcare
51
CLFD
Clearfield, Inc.
36.05%
544.12 M
$ 40.04
United States
Technology
52
NTHI
NeOnc Technologies Holdings...
34.24%
137.81 M
$ 5.45
United States
Healthcare
53
IREN
IREN Limited
34.03%
20.30 B
$ 61.2
Australia
Financial Services
54
RKLB
Rocket Lab Corporation
33.83%
61.04 B
$ 105.47
United States
Industrials
55
INO
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
32.73%
119.12 M
$ 1.46
United States
Healthcare
56
ULCC
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
32.25%
1.22 B
$ 5.29
United States
Industrials
57
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
32.19%
83.51 B
$ 114.07
United States
Technology
58
IMOS
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
32.17%
2.10 B
$ 60.27
Taiwan
Technology
59
CABA
Cabaletta Bio, Inc.
31.97%
632.63 M
$ 3.88
United States
Healthcare
60
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
31.62%
231.37 B
$ 1562.34
United States
Technology
61
CYRX
Cryoport, Inc.
31.4%
685.47 M
$ 13.6
United States
Industrials
62
CURR
CURRENC Group Inc.
31.09%
501.90 M
$ 4.47
Singapore
Technology
63
DVA
DaVita Inc.
30.99%
12.75 B
$ 198.65
United States
Healthcare
64
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
30.56%
21.24 B
$ 35.37
United States
Technology
65
AMWL
American Well Corporation
30.23%
133.17 M
$ 7.97
United States
Healthcare
66
RIOT
Riot Platforms, Inc.
30.16%
9.11 B
$ 24.08
United States
Financial Services
67
MRVI
Maravai LifeSciences Holdin...
30.03%
1.79 B
$ 4.85
United States
Healthcare
68
SYNA
Synaptics Incorporated
29.98%
4.85 B
$ 125.43
United States
Technology
69
FLWS
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.
29.57%
308.95 M
$ 4.82
United States
Consumer Cyclical
70
NBTX
Nanobiotix S.A.
29.53%
2.21 B
$ 45.49
France
Healthcare
71
AIFC
AI Financial Corporation
29.42%
137.07 M
$ 0.9802
United States
Technology
72
MXL
MaxLinear, Inc.
29.35%
8.94 B
$ 99.83
United States
Technology
73
CADL
Candel Therapeutics, Inc.
29.06%
611.81 M
$ 8.35
United States
Healthcare
74
CCRN
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.
28.84%
408.69 M
$ 13.18
United States
Healthcare
75
KEEL
Keel Infrastructure Corp.
28.48%
2.39 B
$ 3.97
United States
Technology
76
WRBY
Warby Parker Inc.
28.03%
3.63 B
$ 29.55
United States
Healthcare
77
QMCO
Quantum Corporation
27.93%
140.82 M
$ 9.62
United States
Technology
78
HUT
Hut 8 Corp.
27.9%
11.09 B
$ 98.46
United States
Financial Services
79
URGN
UroGen Pharma Ltd.
27.83%
1.43 B
$ 29.4
United States
Healthcare
80
WYFI
WhiteFiber, Inc.
27.63%
815.26 M
$ 21.25
United States
Technology
81
CLYM
Climb Bio, Inc.
27.61%
651.05 M
$ 11.37
United States
Healthcare
82
PGNY
Progyny, Inc.
27.53%
1.84 B
$ 23.72
United States
Healthcare
83
VRCA
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
27.43%
137.26 M
$ 7.99
United States
Healthcare
84
IART
Integra LifeSciences Holdin...
27.12%
1.08 B
$ 13.92
United States
Healthcare
85
SKYX
SKYX Platforms Corp.
27.1%
181.58 M
$ 1.36
United States
Industrials
86
SLQT
SelectQuote, Inc.
26.88%
197.51 M
$ 1.12
United States
Financial Services
87
WOLF
Wolfspeed, Inc.
26.77%
2.25 B
$ 46.6
United States
Technology
88
FTRE
Fortrea Holdings Inc.
26.68%
1.46 B
$ 15.43
United States
Healthcare
89
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions ...
26.64%
27.46 B
$ 359.88
United States
Technology
90
TGTX
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
26.62%
6.56 B
$ 42.86
United States
Healthcare
91
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
26.25%
742.23 B
$ 455.19
United States
Technology
92
KOPN
Kopin Corporation
25.81%
963.11 M
$ 5.41
United States
Technology
93
NVAX
Novavax, Inc.
25.75%
1.66 B
$ 10.11
United States
Healthcare
94
RJET
Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
25.66%
1.08 B
$ 22.97
United States
Industrials
95
MRAM
Everspin Technologies, Inc.
25.59%
632.85 M
$ 26.99
United States
Technology
96
ASYS
Amtech Systems, Inc.
25.45%
309.60 M
$ 21.49
United States
Technology
97
INTC
Intel Corporation
25.4%
627.85 B
$ 124.92
United States
Technology
98
RDVT
Red Violet, Inc.
25.35%
701.21 M
$ 49.7
United States
Technology
99
SHAZ
SharonAI Holdings Inc.
24.97%
858.32 M
$ 52.75
United States
Technology
100
KG
Kestrel Group Ltd
24.82%
100.65 M
$ 11.87
Bermuda
Financial Services
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q Which stock has gained the most in May 2026?
A

RXT (Rackspace Technology, Inc.) has the highest monthly gain in this ranking for May 2026, with a gain of 210%. Top performers this month include RXT, FLNC, INOD.

Q What stocks gained the most in May 2026?
A

The biggest gainers in May 2026 were: RXT (+210%), FLNC (+98%), INOD (+93%), WALD (+87%), EVC (+87%). These monthly rankings show which stocks had the strongest short-term momentum.

Q Does this page recommend the best stocks to buy now?
A

No. This page is an informational ranking of stocks that have already gone up during May 2026. It does not make buy, sell, or hold recommendations and should be used as a research starting point, not financial advice.

Q How can this ranking help explain current stock market trends?
A

The ranking shows where price strength is concentrated during May 2026. Comparing the top gainers by sector, market cap, and recent catalysts can help identify momentum themes and market rotation without implying that any listed stock is a recommendation.

Q Which sectors performed best in May 2026?
A

The top performing sectors in May 2026 included Technology, Utilities, Consumer Defensive, based on the stocks with highest monthly gains. RXT led the Technology sector.

Q How is monthly stock performance calculated?
A

Monthly stock performance is calculated by comparing the closing price on the last trading day of the month to the opening price on the first trading day. Split-adjusted prices ensure accuracy.

Q Where can I find today's top stock gainers and most active stocks?
A

This page ranks stocks by their full-month performance in May 2026. For today's top stock gainers, real-time stock movers, and the most active stocks right now, visit our Momentum Scanner which tracks live intraday market activity across NYSE and NASDAQ.

Understanding Monthly Stock Performance

Monthly performance rankings reveal short-term momentum patterns and help identify stocks experiencing rapid price movements:

  • Momentum Research: Stocks showing strong monthly performance can help identify where market attention and price strength are concentrated.
  • Sector Rotation: Monthly rankings can reveal which sectors are gaining favor with investors and where market leadership is shifting.
  • Event-Driven Moves: Earnings releases, product launches, and regulatory approvals often create significant monthly price movements.

Using Monthly Data Effectively

  • Combine Timeframes: Compare monthly gainers with 52-week and YTD performance to identify stocks with both short and long-term momentum.
  • Research the Catalyst: Investigate why top monthly performers moved significantly. The reason for the move matters as much as the percentage gain.
  • Watch for Reversals: Extreme monthly gains sometimes precede corrections, so treat the ranking as a research starting point rather than a buy list.

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