The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is back in focus on Thursday after one of its YTD laggards, Salesforce (CRM), climbed in premarket trading.
The move followed the software giant’s latest earnings release, which delivered upbeat guidance for the upcoming quarter and fiscal 2026—both exceeding Wall Street expectations.
As the market approaches year-end, the Dow now sits just 1.1% below its all-time high of 48,431.57, set on November 12. Momentum has remained solid throughout 2025, with the index up 12.2% for the year and 22 of its 30 members posting positive returns.
Below are the Dow’s top and bottom five performers so far this year:
Top 5 Dow Performers Year-to-Date
No. 1: Caterpillar (CAT), +63.1% YTD.
No. 2: Goldman Sachs (GS), +46.1% YTD.
No. 3: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), +41.9% YTD.
No. 4: IBM (IBM), +37.6% YTD.
No. 5: 3M (MMM), +34.1% YTD.
Bottom 5 Dow Performers Year-to-Date
No. 1: UnitedHealth (UNH), -32.8% YTD.
No. 2: Salesforce (CRM), -28.6% YTD.
No. 3: Nike (NKE), -13.2% YTD.
No. 4: Procter & Gamble (PG), -12.5% YTD.
No. 5: Honeywell International (HON), -9.1% YTD.
For more on the Dow, investors can also look towards exchange-traded funds for further diversification.