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Biggest S&P 500 Winners Last 5, 10, 20 Years

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Five-year S&P 500 returns averaged 13.5% annually, but the typical stock lagged at 10.9%, revealing stark performance disparities within the index as of February 2026. Nvidia dominated five-year gains but ranked second behind Comfort Systems, which delivered an 87.2% annualized return, outperforming all peers. Only five S&P 500 stocks doubled the index’s annual returns over the past five, ten, and twenty years, highlighting extreme outlier performance. The data underscores how a handful of high-growth stocks drive index gains, masking broader market stagnation among average constituents. Bespoke Investment Group’s analysis emphasizes the rarity of sustained outperformance, with most stocks failing to match the S&P 500’s benchmark returns.
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Bespoke Investment Group48.43K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(4min)CommentsSummaryThe S&P 500's annualized total return over the last five years has been roughly 13.5%, but the average stock currently in the index has seen an annualized total return about 2.6 percentage points less at just 10.9%.While Nvidia is by far the biggest stock on the list of five-year winners and ranks second, Comfort Systems gets the gold with a 5-year annualized total return of 87.2%.In the S&P right now, there are only five stocks that have doubled the index annually over the last five, ten, and twenty years. baona/iStock via Getty Images The S&P 500's annualized total return over the last five years has been roughly 13.5%, but the average stock currently in the index has seen an annualized total return about 2.6 percentage points less at justThis article was written byBespoke Investment Group48.43K FollowersFollowBespoke Investment Group provides some of the most original content and intuitive thinking on the Street. Founded by Paul Hickey and Justin Walters, formerly of Birinyi Associates and creators of the acclaimed TickerSense blog, Bespoke offers multiple products that allow anyone, from institutions to the most modest investor, to gain the data and knowledge necessary to make intelligent and profitable investment decisions. Along with running their Think B.I.G. finance blog, Bespoke provides timely investment ideas through its Bespoke Premium (https://bespokepremium.com/) subscription service and also manages money (https://bespokepremium.com/mm) for high net worth individuals. Visit: Bespoke Investment Group (https://bespokeinvest.com/)

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