Best-performing stocks in Nigeria (NGX) in 2026 so far
134 of 136 Nigeria stocks have a measured year-to-date return. Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc leads, up 985.1% since the start of the year.
- Prices at 23 Oct 2026 close
- Year to date
- Fresh closes only
- Sterling Financial Holdings Company PlcSTERLINGNG.NG
STERLINGNG.NG · NGN 76.50
985.11%year to date - Fortis Insurance PlcFTGINSURE.NG
FTGINSURE.NG · NGN 1.85
825.00%year to date - SCOA Nigeria PlcSCOA.NG
SCOA.NG · NGN 33.05
365.49%year to date - Union Dicon Salt PlcUNIONDICON.NG
UNIONDICON.NG · NGN 23.75
244.20%year to date - Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank PlcINFINITY.NG
INFINITY.NG · NGN 11.25
221.43%year to date - Berger Paints Nigeria PlcBERGER.NG
BERGER.NG · NGN 147.60
207.50%year to date - Premier Paints PlcPREMPAINTS.NG
PREMPAINTS.NG · NGN 30.40
204.00%year to date - First HoldCo PlcFIRSTHOLDCO.NG
FIRSTHOLDCO.NG · NGN 144.10
200.84%year to date - NGX Group PlcNGXGROUP.NG
NGXGROUP.NG · NGN 152.50
190.48%year to date - Livestock Feeds PlcLIVESTOCK.NG
LIVESTOCK.NG · NGN 17.05
181.82%year to date - Airtel Africa PlcAIRTELAFRI.NG
AIRTELAFRI.NG · NGN 6,300.00
177.53%year to date - Seplat Energy PlcSEPLAT.NG
SEPLAT.NG · NGN 16,000.10
175.44%year to date - RT Briscoe Nigeria PlcRTBRISCOE.NG
RTBRISCOE.NG · NGN 9.30
165.71%year to date - UPDC Real Estate Investment TrustUPDCREIT.NG
UPDCREIT.NG · NGN 17.50
153.62%year to date - Vitafoam Nigeria PlcVITAFOAM.NG
VITAFOAM.NG · NGN 174.60
127.74%year to date - NCR (Nigeria) PlcNCR.NG
NCR.NG · NGN 161.20
121.73%year to date - Aradel Holdings PlcARADEL.NG
ARADEL.NG · NGN 1,405.00
109.70%year to date - May & Baker Nigeria PlcMAYBAKER.NG
MAYBAKER.NG · NGN 39.75
109.21%year to date - Julius Berger Nigeria PlcJBERGER.NG
JBERGER.NG · NGN 310.80
103.27%year to date - Morison Industries PlcMORISON.NG
MORISON.NG · NGN 10.40
101.94%year to date - UAC of Nigeria PlcUACN.NG
UACN.NG · NGN 181.00
98.90%year to date - Zenith Bank PlcZENITHBANK.NG
ZENITHBANK.NG · NGN 120.90
95.63%year to date - Sky Aviation Handling Company PlcSKYAVN.NG
SKYAVN.NG · NGN 171.20
93.56%year to date - Trans International Hotels PlcTIP.NG
TIP.NG · NGN 25.00
87.97%year to date - Multi-Trex Integrated Foods PlcMULTITREX.NG
MULTITREX.NG · NGN 0.66
83.33%year to date
How this list works
Share price change since the last close before the start of the current year, excluding dividends. Ranked from highest to lowest by ytd price return, with market cap breaking ties. The universe is ordinary shares and REITs only, with fresh, dated closes under the screener's trading-day freshness rules. Sources: stored exchange closing prices, issuer annual reports and reviewed dividend announcements, using the same valuation data as company pages and the screener. Not investment advice.