Salesforce (CRM) stock vs the S&P 500 and software stocks
As of 12 October 2026, Salesforce (CRM) is among the strongest stocks we track. It is well ahead of the S&P 500 and ahead of software stocks as a group (IGV) over the past three months.
Where Salesforce stands now
As of 12 October 2026, Salesforce is still ahead of the S&P 500 over three months, but it gave back ground over the past month.
Inside its group, CRM is slipping: still ahead of software stocks (IGV) over three months, but behind over the past month. As a group, software stocks are among the strongest groups in the market right now. A strong stock in a strong group: both the stock and the group have the wind behind them.
Salesforce is 4.1% of IGV, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 6 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is whether the lead holds as the longer windows catch up; leaders that keep their recent edge tend to stay in front.
Salesforce competitors and peers
The largest other holdings of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), by weight in the fund, with their plain return over the past month.
Is Salesforce in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Salesforce is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Technology (XLK), holds it at 1.0% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Tech Stocks (XLK)
Salesforce ETF: the funds that hold CRM
6 funds that Zensei tracks hold CRM. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
CRM stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
Salesforce and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.
Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
CRM against software stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between Salesforce and software stocks (IGV) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among software stocks.
See the full analysisSalesforce stock: common questions
Who are Salesforce's competitors?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) by weight are Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL). These are the stocks Salesforce sits next to among software stocks.
Which ETFs hold Salesforce?
As of 12 October 2026, 6 funds that Zensei tracks hold CRM. Zensei groups it with software stocks in iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), where its weight is 4.1%. It is also in First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN, 4.0%), First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY, 1.5%), Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK, 1.0%), VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ, 0.5%), SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 0.0%).
Is Salesforce in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Salesforce is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Technology (XLK), holds it at 1.0% weight.
What sector is Salesforce in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Salesforce with software stocks (IGV, its primary fund). In the S&P 500, it is in the Technology sector fund (XLK). It is also in internet stocks (FDN), cloud stocks (SKYY), social sentiment stocks (BUZZ) and momentum stocks (MMTM).
Is Salesforce stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Salesforce (CRM) is down 5.5% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 36.8% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is Salesforce doing better than other software stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, Salesforce (CRM) is ahead of software stocks as a group (IGV) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Recent changes
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Track Salesforce against software stocks and the market
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