AI & Enterprise
SanDisk tops 2026 first-half returns, up 509 percent and beating bitcoin and gold
Storage company SanDisk has posted the highest return among major stocks, cryptocurrencies, commodities and indexes so far in 2026, with its shares up about 509 percent from Jan. 1 to May 20. DeXe rose 363 percent, while Intel and Seagate also gained. Bitcoin fell from early-year levels and gold retreated after a record high. SanDisk cited sharply higher revenue and a large cloud order backlog.