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Best Nasdaq-100 stocks

The largest non-financial Nasdaq listings: far more technology-weighted and far more volatile than the S&P 500.

The screen: 55 US exchange-listed companies across 10 sectors (Technology, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Financials…), 31 of which pay a dividend. Size mix: 11 mega-cap, 33 large-cap, 10 mid-cap, 1 small-cap.

55Companies

10Sectors

31Dividend payers

24No dividend

What separates the winners from the losers here

Whether you are buying the index or picking from it — the two have completely different outcomes
Index concentration: the top ten holdings drive most of the move
Fees, if the alternative is simply buying the tracking ETF

The full list

55 Nasdaq-100 stocks in the InvestingTrading US universe. This is a screen, not a recommendation.
Ticker	Company	Sector	Dividend	What it is
AAPL	Apple	Technology	Yes	Hardware ecosystem monetised through a high-margin services layer.
MSFT	Microsoft	Technology	Yes	Enterprise software plus Azure, with AI sold as a seat-priced add-on.
NVDA	NVIDIA	Technology	Yes	Accelerator silicon and the CUDA software moat around it.
GOOGL	Alphabet	Communication Services	Yes	Search advertising funding cloud, YouTube and AI research.
AMZN	Amazon	Consumer Discretionary	No	Retail logistics at scale with AWS carrying the profit.
META	Meta Platforms	Communication Services	Yes	Ad-funded social apps with heavy AI and hardware spend.
TSLA	Tesla	Consumer Discretionary	No	Electric vehicles plus energy storage and autonomy ambitions.
AVGO	Broadcom	Technology	Yes	Custom silicon and networking, bolted to acquired software franchises.
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices	Technology	No	CPU and GPU challenger competing for data-centre share.
INTC	Intel	Technology	No	Legacy x86 franchise attempting a foundry turnaround.
QCOM	Qualcomm	Technology	Yes	Mobile modems and a licensing business attached to them.
TXN	Texas Instruments	Technology	Yes	Analog chips sold into industrial and automotive cycles.
MU	Micron	Technology	Yes	Memory maker levered to the high-bandwidth memory cycle.
AMAT	Applied Materials	Technology	Yes	Deposition and etch equipment sold to every major fab.
LRCX	Lam Research	Technology	Yes	Etch tools tied to memory capital spending.
KLAC	KLA	Technology	Yes	Process control — the yield inspection layer of chipmaking.
ADI	Analog Devices	Technology	Yes	High-performance analog for industrial and auto customers.
MCHP	Microchip Technology	Technology	Yes	Microcontrollers into embedded and industrial markets.
ON	ON Semiconductor	Technology	No	Power semiconductors levered to electric-vehicle content.
ARM	Arm Holdings	Technology	Yes	Instruction-set licensing with royalties on nearly every phone.
CSCO	Cisco	Technology	Yes	Enterprise networking shifting toward software and security.
ADBE	Adobe	Technology	No	Creative and document software with generative features embedded.
INTU	Intuit	Technology	Yes	Tax and small-business accounting software with pricing power.
PANW	Palo Alto Networks	Technology	No	Security platform consolidating point products.
CRWD	CrowdStrike	Technology	No	Endpoint security delivered as a cloud agent.
FTNT	Fortinet	Technology	No	Network security appliances plus a growing software line.
ZS	Zscaler	Technology	No	Zero-trust access delivered from the cloud edge.
DDOG	Datadog	Technology	No	Observability across cloud infrastructure and applications.
PLTR	Palantir	Technology	No	Government and enterprise data platforms with an AI layer.
ABNB	Airbnb	Consumer Discretionary	No	Short-stay marketplace with asset-light economics.
BKNG	Booking Holdings	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Online travel agency with dominant European hotel supply.
NFLX	Netflix	Communication Services	No	Subscription streaming now layering in an ad tier.
CMCSA	Comcast	Communication Services	Yes	Broadband cash flows funding media and parks.
EA	Electronic Arts	Communication Services	Yes	Sports franchises with recurring in-game spending.
TTWO	Take-Two Interactive	Communication Services	No	Blockbuster game releases on a lumpy schedule.
PYPL	PayPal	Financials	No	Checkout wallet defending share against platform-native rails.
AMGN	Amgen	Health Care	Yes	Biologics portfolio with an obesity pipeline option.
GILD	Gilead Sciences	Health Care	Yes	HIV franchise funding oncology expansion.
VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals	Health Care	No	Cystic fibrosis monopoly extending into pain and kidney disease.
REGN	Regeneron	Health Care	No	Antibody science with meaningful royalty economics.
ISRG	Intuitive Surgical	Health Care	No	Surgical robots with recurring instrument revenue.
DXCM	Dexcom	Health Care	No	Continuous glucose monitoring hardware and subscriptions.
CEG	Constellation Energy	Utilities	Yes	Largest US nuclear fleet selling power to data centres.
XEL	Xcel Energy	Utilities	Yes	Midwest utility with a heavy wind build.
FSLR	First Solar	Technology	No	Thin-film panels made largely inside the US.
ENPH	Enphase Energy	Technology	No	Microinverters sold into residential solar cycles.
COST	Costco	Consumer Staples	Yes	Membership fees, not product margin, are the profit engine.
PEP	PepsiCo	Consumer Staples	Yes	Snacks and beverages in one distribution system.
MDLZ	Mondelez	Consumer Staples	Yes	Global snacking brands with emerging-market exposure.
SBUX	Starbucks	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Store-level throughput with a large China variable.
LULU	Lululemon	Consumer Discretionary	No	Premium athletic apparel with high direct-to-consumer mix.
RIVN	Rivian	Consumer Discretionary	No	Electric trucks scaling toward positive gross margin.
HON	Honeywell	Industrials	Yes	Diversified industrial mid-portfolio separation.
EQIX	Equinix	Real Estate	Yes	Interconnection data centres with recurring rent.
LIN	Linde	Materials	Yes	Industrial gases sold on long take-or-pay contracts.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Nasdaq-100 stocks are in this list?

55, drawn from our US exchange-listed universe and spread across 10 sectors. 31 of them pay a dividend.

Is this a list of Nasdaq-100 stocks to buy?

No. It is a screen — a defined, reproducible filter over a stated universe. A screen tells you which companies share a characteristic; it says nothing about whether the price you would pay today is a sensible one. Nothing here is investment advice.

What is the main risk with Nasdaq-100 stocks?

Index membership is not a quality screen. Companies are added near their peak weight and removed after the damage is done.

How do I actually buy these from outside the US?

You need a broker that accepts your country of residence and gives you access to US exchanges. To own the shares outright, that usually means an international stockbroker plus a W-8BEN form to claim your treaty rate on dividend withholding.

Screen definition reviewed August 2026. Universe: US exchange-listed securities tracked by InvestingTrading. This page is information, not investment advice.