S&P 500 close — Wednesday, 18 February 2026

S&P 500 closed up 0.55%

S&P 500 treemap for Wednesday, 18 February 2026: each company sized by market capitalisation and coloured by its move that day

S&P 500 movers — February 18, 2026

Of the 501 companies tracked in the S&P 500, 315 rose and 185 fell, with 1 unchanged. Energy led the day at +2.02%, while Utilities lagged at -1.70%.

Top gainers · S&P 500

GPN Global Payments Inc. +16.47%
GRMN Garmin Ltd. +9.44%
MGM MGM Resorts International +8.52%
CBRE CBRE Group Inc Common Stock Class A +7.63%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. +7.60%
APP Applovin Corporation +7.44%
CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. +7.00%
DASH DoorDash, Inc. +6.80%

Top losers · S&P 500

PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. -6.82%
CCI Crown Castle Inc. -4.82%
GPC Genuine Parts Company -3.84%
AMT American Tower Corporation (REIT) -3.35%
WELL Welltower Inc. -3.20%
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. -3.17%
CARR Carrier Global Corporation -3.16%
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation -3.16%

By sector

Energy +2.02%
Technology +0.89%
Financials +0.81%
Materials +0.76%
Consumer Staples +0.50%
Consumer Discretionary +0.39%
Healthcare +0.21%
Communication Services +0.16%
Industrials +0.05%
Real Estate -1.40%
Utilities -1.70%

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