Magnificent 7 Stocks Show Mixed Performance in Early 2026 as Earnings Season Begins
The 'Magnificent 7'—Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple—have delivered uneven returns to start 2026. Alphabet and Amazon lead with 5% and 4% gains respectively, while Microsoft and Apple languish in negative territory. The group's earnings reports this week may reignite investor enthusiasm or confirm growing divergence.
Geopolitical turbulence and AI bubble concerns have weighed on sentiment, yet the stocks' individual trajectories suggest varying abilities to overcome headwinds. These tech titans drove over 40% of the S&P 500's 18% return in 2025—a dominance now facing its first serious test of the new year.