The Best Performing Tech Stocks over the Last 10 Years
Updated as of: April 13, 2026
Since the creation of the Communication Services sector in June 2018, it has been the third-best performer out of the eleven major stock sectors.
However, in first place is the Technology sector, whose total return has more than doubled that of Communication Services in that same time frame.
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This article dives further into the dominance of these sectors by looking at the best-performing tech-focused stocks from the last year all the way back to the past decade, with data routinely updated by YCharts.
To create this list, we used the YCharts Stock Screener to find the best-performing Russell 3000 stocks across the Information Technology and Communication Services sectors over a YTD, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year basis.
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Best Performing Tech Stocks YTD
These are the top-performing Tech stocks YTD, as of March 31, 2026.
| Symbol | Name | YTD Price Return | YTD Total Return | Total Return Since Inception | Market Cap ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLY | Fastly, Inc. | 185.46% | 185.46% | 81.63% | $4,796.88 |
| SNDK | Sandisk Corp. | 167.65% | 167.65% | 1664.83% | $104,890.77 |
| ICHR | Ichor Holdings Ltd. | 152.90% | 152.90% | 377.07% | $1,692.37 |
| UCTT | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. | 145.48% | 145.48% | 729.07% | $2,883.61 |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 142.66% | 142.66% | 749.30% | $9,137.70 |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | 90.66% | 90.66% | 4033.88% | $58,244.55 |
| VIAV | Viavi Solutions, Inc. | 86.76% | 86.76% | 609.53% | $8,917.74 |
| AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | 83.66% | 83.66% | 151.39% | $1,539.02 |
| DOCN | DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. | 78.26% | 78.26% | 82.51% | $9,000.52 |
| ATEX | Anterix, Inc. | 74.94% | 74.94% | -4.53% | $770.86 |
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Best Performing Tech Stocks in the Last Year
These are the top-performing Tech stocks over the past year, as of March 31, 2026.
| Symbol | Name | 1 Year Price Return | 1 Year Total Return | Total Return Since Inception | Market Cap ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNDK | Sandisk Corp. | 1234.47% | 1234.47% | 1664.83% | $104,890.77 |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | 1027.30% | 1027.30% | 4033.88% | $58,244.55 |
| LASR | nLIGHT, Inc. | 633.85% | 633.85% | 111.58% | $3,220.27 |
| WDC | Western Digital Corp. | 569.03% | 571.85% | 10267.59% | $105,766.26 |
| CIEN | Ciena Corp. | 542.45% | 542.45% | 199.79% | $63,329.52 |
| CIFR | Cipher Digital, Inc. | 459.57% | 459.57% | 31.33% | $5,675.72 |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 451.07% | 451.07% | 749.30% | $9,137.70 |
| WULF | TeraWulf, Inc. | 428.57% | 428.57% | 381.00% | $7,026.81 |
| AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | 408.64% | 408.64% | 151.39% | $1,539.02 |
| TTMI | TTM Technologies, Inc. | 374.99% | 374.99% | 365.23% | $10,267.07 |
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Best Performing Tech Stocks in the Last 3 Years
These are the top-performing Tech stocks on an annualized basis between April 1st, 2023 and March 31, 2026.
| Symbol | Name | 3 Year Price Return | 3 Year Total Return | Total Return Since Inception | Market Cap ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORZ | Core Scientific, Inc. | 4825.91% | 4825.91% | 48.12% | $5,307.05 |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 3727.60% | 3727.60% | 749.30% | $9,137.70 |
| APP | Applovin Corp. | 2426.98% | 2426.98% | 510.43% | $138,432.38 |
| QBTS | D-Wave Quantum, Inc. | 2072.87% | 2073.79% | 44.36% | $5,082.61 |
| RGTI | Rigetti Computing, Inc. | 1840.83% | 1840.83% | 41.82% | $4,596.96 |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 1631.12% | 1631.12% | 1439.79% | $358,918.77 |
| ASTS | AST Spacemobile, Inc. | 1531.30% | 1531.30% | 748.21% | $27,089.41 |
| WULF | TeraWulf, Inc. | 1438.71% | 1438.71% | 381.00% | $7,026.81 |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | 1201.17% | 1201.17% | 4033.88% | $58,244.55 |
| APLD | Applied Digital Corp. | 959.82% | 959.82% | 69.87% | $7,039.97 |
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Best Performing Tech Stocks in the Last 5 Years
These are the top-performing Tech stocks on an annualized basis between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2026.
| Symbol | Name | 5 Year Price Return | 5 Year Total Return | Total Return Since Inception | Market Cap ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLD | Applied Digital Corp. | 1802.25% | 1802.25% | 69.87% | $7,039.97 |
| AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | 1371.43% | 1371.43% | 151.39% | $1,539.02 |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | 1206.54% | 1209.80% | 463569.61% | $4,327,830.00 |
| BELFB | Bel Fuse, Inc. | 895.37% | 941.24% | 2712.48% | $2,661.87 |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 911.84% | 911.84% | 749.30% | $9,137.70 |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | 669.30% | 669.30% | 4033.88% | $58,244.55 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 567.54% | 637.73% | 26729.22% | $1,581,237.14 |
| ASTS | AST Spacemobile, Inc. | 610.11% | 610.11% | 748.21% | $27,089.41 |
| CIEN | Ciena Corp. | 609.48% | 609.48% | 199.79% | $63,329.52 |
| TTMI | TTM Technologies, Inc. | 571.86% | 571.86% | 365.23% | $10,267.07 |
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Best Performing Tech Stocks in the Last 10 Years
These are the top-performing Tech stocks on an annualized basis between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2026.
| Symbol | Name | 10 Year Price Return | 10 Year Total Return | Total Return Since Inception | Market Cap ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUBT | Quantum Computing, Inc. | 781863.47% | 781863.47% | 2183.33% | $1,520.12 |
| APLD | Applied Digital Corp. | 28283.55% | 28283.55% | 69.87% | $7,039.97 |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | 19479.01% | 19892.15% | 463569.61% | $4,327,830.00 |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 7037.89% | 7037.89% | 4832.99% | $361,168.95 |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | 3126.74% | 3209.06% | 35378.05% | $425,809.84 |
| AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | 3124.35% | 3124.35% | 151.39% | $1,539.02 |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | 3013.28% | 3013.28% | 3471.78% | $167,923.73 |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp. | 2486.68% | 2866.11% | 153139.48% | $280,161.77 |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | 2505.71% | 2505.71% | 4033.88% | $58,244.55 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 1903.30% | 2481.28% | 26729.22% | $1,581,237.14 |
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What Was the Growth of $10,000 in the Top Tech Stocks Over the Last 10 Years?
If you invested $10,000 ten years ago into any of the ten best-performing technology or communication services stocks over the last 10 years, your total return would be no less than $258,000.
The best performing tech-focused stock in the last ten years was Quantum Computing (QUBT). A $10,000 investment into QUBT 10 years ago would be worth a whopping $78.2 million today. The next best performing tech was Applied Digital Corp (APLD); investing $10,000 into APLD back in 2016 would’ve turned into $2.84 million on a total return basis.
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