We all want our stock portfolios to be full of monster stocks, but that's not an easy goal to achieve. If we're lucky, we will own a few, and their massive gains will help offset some inevitable losses.
Here are a few stocks that have been monster stocks -- and are likely to continue as such for the foreseeable future.
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1. Microsoft
Microsoft (MSFT 0.31%) is huge, encompassing the dominant Office 365 suite of applications, the Azure cloud computing platform, the Xbox gaming platform, the Windows operating system, and even LinkedIn, among many other things. It's been a monster stock, too, averaging annual returns of 25% over the past decade -- and it's still growing. In its first quarter of fiscal 2026, revenue was up 18% year over year, while net income rose 12%.
NASDAQ: MSFT
Key Data Points
The company has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI), and CEO Satya Nadella has said, "Our planet-scale cloud and AI factory, together with Copilots across high-value domains, is driving broad diffusion and real-world impact... It's why we continue to increase our investments in AI across both capital and talent to meet the massive opportunity ahead."
Microsoft is generating more cash than it needs to spend on growth, so it's paying shareholders a dividend -- that recently yielded 0.77%. (That might not seem like a lot, but it's growing briskly, too -- up from $2.09 per share in 2020 to $3.40 per share recently.)
Its stock is reasonably priced, as well, with a recent forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29, which is a bit below its five-year average of 30. It's highly rated by lots of Wall Street analysts and is likely to keep growing, in part because much of its business is conducted with other businesses -- that use its services to stay productive and secure. (Its Azure cloud platform, for example, posted a year-over-year revenue gain of 40% in the first quarter.)
2. Netflix
Netflix (NFLX 0.06%) is another monster stock, and it has more growth potential. Over the past decade, it has averaged annual gains of 24%, and it, too, is still growing. Its fourth quarter of 2025 featured revenue of $12 billion, up nearly 18% year over year, with net income up 29% and forecast to rise by some 35% by the next quarter. Its advertising revenue is a key to its recent success. As the company has noted, "In 2025, which was only our third year selling advertising, ad revenue grew by more than 2.5x vs. 2024 to over $1.5 billion."
NASDAQ: NFLX
Key Data Points
The stock is actually down about 12% over the past year (as of Jan. 26), in part due to uncertainty over its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, home to HBO and more. That bid was recently more than $70 billion, but others are also vying to make the acquisition. And some worry that Netflix may end up paying too much.
Netflix's stock also seems appealingly valued, which isn't often the case. Its recent forward P/E of 27 is well below its five-year average of 33.
Take a closer look at either or both of these companies, if they interest you. And if they don't, know that there are plenty of other compelling growth stocks out there.
