This Dividend-Paying Dow Jones Growth Stock Will Crush the S&P 500 (Again) in 2026

2025 is shaping up to be the third consecutive year where the simplest way to produce market-beating returns is through megacap growth stocks -- especially those with exposure to artificial intelligence (AI).But the stock market cares more about where companies are headed than where they have been. And many investors are probably wondering how long the AI rally can last and if tech stocks have run up too far, and too fast.Instead of chasing high-flying, unproven names, a better approach could be to turn to industry-leading companies like Dow Jones Industrial Average component Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Microsoft is up 21.9% year to date at the time of this writing compared to an 8.6% gain for the Dow. It has beaten the index over the last three-, five-, and 10-year periods.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool