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When the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s best-performing stock loaded onto the screen Thursday, the first instinct was to check for a data error. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) had returned 185% over the trailing twelve months.
The second-best Dow performer, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), had returned 80%.
A bulldozer maker more than doubled the return of the chip company that defined the AI trade.
Then Caterpillar reported first-quarter 2026 results before the open and the stock ripped roughly 9% to a fresh all-time high near $889.
The catalyst is no longer hiding.
Best-Performing Dow Jones Stocks Over The Past Year
| Company | 1-Year Performance |
|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc. | +190.74% |
| Nvidia Corp. | +85.07% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) | +68.76% |
| Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) | +57.60% |
| Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) | +47.12% |
| Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) | +42.53% |
| Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) | +40.60% |
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