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Best S&P 500 stocks

The 500 largest US listed companies weighted by float-adjusted market cap — the default benchmark almost every US portfolio is measured against.

The screen: 130 US exchange-listed companies across 11 sectors (Technology, Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Industrials…), 95 of which pay a dividend. Size mix: 27 mega-cap, 81 large-cap, 21 mid-cap, 1 small-cap.

130Companies

11Sectors

95Dividend payers

35No dividend

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Whether you are buying the index or picking from it — the two have completely different outcomes
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The full list

130 S&P 500 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.
ORCL	Oracle	Technology	Yes	Database incumbency being converted into AI-era cloud capacity.
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.
SMCI	Super Micro Computer	Technology	No	Server assembly positioned directly in the AI build-out.
DELL	Dell Technologies	Technology	Yes	PCs and enterprise infrastructure, now selling AI servers.
ANET	Arista Networks	Technology	No	High-speed switching for cloud and AI clusters.
CSCO	Cisco	Technology	Yes	Enterprise networking shifting toward software and security.
IBM	IBM	Technology	Yes	Hybrid cloud consulting with a quantum research arm.
CRM	Salesforce	Technology	Yes	CRM suite selling AI agents as a per-seat upsell.
ADBE	Adobe	Technology	No	Creative and document software with generative features embedded.
NOW	ServiceNow	Technology	No	Workflow automation platform inside large IT organisations.
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.
NET	Cloudflare	Technology	No	Edge network selling security, delivery and now inference.
DDOG	Datadog	Technology	No	Observability across cloud infrastructure and applications.
SNOW	Snowflake	Technology	No	Consumption-priced cloud data warehouse.
MDB	MongoDB	Technology	No	Document database sold as a managed cloud service.
PLTR	Palantir	Technology	No	Government and enterprise data platforms with an AI layer.
UBER	Uber	Industrials	No	Rides and delivery marketplaces monetised on take rate.
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.
DIS	Walt Disney	Communication Services	Yes	Franchises monetised across parks, film and streaming.
CMCSA	Comcast	Communication Services	Yes	Broadband cash flows funding media and parks.
T	AT&T	Communication Services	Yes	Wireless and fibre connectivity with a high payout.
VZ	Verizon	Communication Services	Yes	Wireless network operator run for dividend coverage.
RBLX	Roblox	Communication Services	No	User-generated game platform monetised through virtual currency.
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.
JPM	JPMorgan Chase	Financials	Yes	Universal bank with scale advantages across every segment.
BAC	Bank of America	Financials	Yes	Consumer-heavy balance sheet levered to rates.
WFC	Wells Fargo	Financials	Yes	US retail and commercial bank working off regulatory constraints.
GS	Goldman Sachs	Financials	Yes	Trading and advisory earnings with cyclical swings.
MS	Morgan Stanley	Financials	Yes	Wealth management smoothing the investment-bank cycle.
C	Citigroup	Financials	Yes	Global bank mid-restructuring with a high payout.
SCHW	Charles Schwab	Financials	Yes	Brokerage custody earnings tied to client cash.
BLK	BlackRock	Financials	Yes	Fee income on the largest ETF franchise in the world.
V	Visa	Financials	Yes	Toll on card transaction volume with minimal credit risk.
MA	Mastercard	Financials	Yes	The second rail in the global card duopoly.
AXP	American Express	Financials	Yes	Closed-loop network earning both fees and interest.
PYPL	PayPal	Financials	No	Checkout wallet defending share against platform-native rails.
COIN	Coinbase	Financials	No	Crypto exchange revenue that rises and falls with volume.
HOOD	Robinhood Markets	Financials	No	Retail brokerage monetised through order flow and interest.
BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway	Financials	No	Insurance float invested across wholly owned operating businesses.
UNH	UnitedHealth	Health Care	Yes	Insurance plus Optum's care-delivery and pharmacy services.
LLY	Eli Lilly	Health Care	Yes	Incretin franchise driving obesity and diabetes growth.
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Health Care	Yes	Pharma and medtech with a long dividend record.
ABBV	AbbVie	Health Care	Yes	Immunology portfolio replacing Humira revenue.
MRK	Merck	Health Care	Yes	Oncology concentration around a single blockbuster.
PFE	Pfizer	Health Care	Yes	Post-pandemic pipeline rebuild with a high payout.
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.
MRNA	Moderna	Health Care	No	mRNA platform seeking a second commercial franchise.
ISRG	Intuitive Surgical	Health Care	No	Surgical robots with recurring instrument revenue.
TMO	Thermo Fisher	Health Care	Yes	Lab instruments and reagents across the research economy.
ABT	Abbott	Health Care	Yes	Diagnostics, devices and nutrition in one diversified base.
DXCM	Dexcom	Health Care	No	Continuous glucose monitoring hardware and subscriptions.
CVS	CVS Health	Health Care	Yes	Pharmacy retail vertically integrated with an insurer.
HCA	HCA Healthcare	Health Care	Yes	Hospital operator with scale in high-growth US states.
XOM	Exxon Mobil	Energy	Yes	Integrated oil with low-cost Guyana and Permian barrels.
CVX	Chevron	Energy	Yes	Integrated major run for shareholder returns.
COP	ConocoPhillips	Energy	Yes	Pure-play exploration and production with a low breakeven.
SLB	SLB	Energy	Yes	Oilfield services levered to international drilling budgets.
OXY	Occidental Petroleum	Energy	Yes	Permian producer with a carbon-capture side bet.
NEE	NextEra Energy	Utilities	Yes	Regulated Florida utility plus the largest US renewables developer.
DUK	Duke Energy	Utilities	Yes	Regulated southeastern utility with steady rate-base growth.
SO	Southern Company	Utilities	Yes	Regulated utility with new nuclear capacity in service.
CEG	Constellation Energy	Utilities	Yes	Largest US nuclear fleet selling power to data centres.
VST	Vistra	Utilities	Yes	Merchant generation levered to power prices and AI demand.
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.
WMT	Walmart	Consumer Staples	Yes	Grocery scale increasingly monetised through ads and delivery.
COST	Costco	Consumer Staples	Yes	Membership fees, not product margin, are the profit engine.
PG	Procter & Gamble	Consumer Staples	Yes	Household brand portfolio with steady pricing power.
KO	Coca-Cola	Consumer Staples	Yes	Concentrate economics with global bottler distribution.
PEP	PepsiCo	Consumer Staples	Yes	Snacks and beverages in one distribution system.
MDLZ	Mondelez	Consumer Staples	Yes	Global snacking brands with emerging-market exposure.
MO	Altria	Consumer Staples	Yes	Declining cigarette volumes offset by price and payout.
TGT	Target	Consumer Staples	Yes	Discretionary-heavy general merchandise retailer.
HD	Home Depot	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Home improvement demand tied to housing turnover.
LOW	Lowe's	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	The second home-improvement chain, weighted to DIY.
MCD	McDonald's	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Franchised royalty and rent income more than food margin.
SBUX	Starbucks	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Store-level throughput with a large China variable.
NKE	Nike	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Brand pricing power working through a wholesale reset.
LULU	Lululemon	Consumer Discretionary	No	Premium athletic apparel with high direct-to-consumer mix.
F	Ford	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Trucks funding a loss-making electric division.
GM	General Motors	Consumer Discretionary	Yes	Volume manufacturer buying back stock aggressively.
BA	Boeing	Industrials	No	Duopoly aircraft backlog against execution problems.
LMT	Lockheed Martin	Industrials	Yes	Programme-of-record defence revenue with a solid payout.
RTX	RTX	Industrials	Yes	Engines and missiles with a large aftermarket.
NOC	Northrop Grumman	Industrials	Yes	Strategic programmes including the bomber and ICBM lines.
GD	General Dynamics	Industrials	Yes	Submarines, combat systems and business jets.
GE	GE Aerospace	Industrials	Yes	Engine installed base generating decades of service revenue.
CAT	Caterpillar	Industrials	Yes	Construction and mining equipment plus dealer services.
DE	Deere	Industrials	Yes	Precision agriculture machinery on a farm-income cycle.
HON	Honeywell	Industrials	Yes	Diversified industrial mid-portfolio separation.
UNP	Union Pacific	Industrials	Yes	Western US rail network with pricing power.
UPS	United Parcel Service	Industrials	Yes	Parcel network under volume and mix pressure.
ETN	Eaton	Industrials	Yes	Electrical equipment levered to grid and data-centre spend.
PLD	Prologis	Real Estate	Yes	Industrial warehouse REIT tied to e-commerce logistics.
AMT	American Tower	Real Estate	Yes	Cell tower REIT with long escalating leases.
EQIX	Equinix	Real Estate	Yes	Interconnection data centres with recurring rent.
O	Realty Income	Real Estate	Yes	Net-lease retail REIT paying monthly.
SPG	Simon Property Group	Real Estate	Yes	Class-A mall landlord with a high yield.
LIN	Linde	Materials	Yes	Industrial gases sold on long take-or-pay contracts.
SHW	Sherwin-Williams	Materials	Yes	Paint distribution through a controlled store network.
NEM	Newmont	Materials	Yes	The largest listed gold miner, levered to bullion prices.
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan	Materials	Yes	Copper production positioned for electrification demand.

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Frequently asked questions

How many S&P 500 stocks are in this list?

130, drawn from our US exchange-listed universe and spread across 11 sectors. 95 of them pay a dividend.

Is this a list of S&P 500 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 S&P 500 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.