The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up a solid 1.1% today, with five mega-cap ASX 200 stocks leaping to new 52-week-plus highs.
Which ASX giants am I talking about?
Read on!
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Five ASX 200 stocks notching new one-year-plus highs
In early afternoon trade on Wednesday, Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) shares are up 1.4% at $28.13. That's the highest Woodside share price since July 2024.
BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shares are also on a tear, up 2.0% at the time of writing, changing hands for $55.83 apiece. That's not just a new 52-week high for BHP shares, but if the mining giant can hold these gains to close, it will mark a new all-time high.
National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) joins the mega-cap ASX 200 stocks charting new high territory today. NAB shares are currently trading for $48.84 each, up 1.0%. As with BHP shares, this sees the NAB share price at a new all-time high.
BHP, NAB and Woodside are joined by Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) on this list today. Woolworths shares are up a whopping 11.2%, trading for $35.06 each. This puts the Woolworths share price at its highest level since August 2024.
And rounding off the list of ASX 200 giants hitting fresh high-water marks today, we have Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC). Shares in the big four bank are up 1.0% today, changing hands for $43.09 each. This sees Westpac shares joining BHP and NAB shares in fresh all-time high territory.
What's sending these ASX giants to new highs?
All five of the ASX 200 stocks above have been catching investor interest following the recent release of their earnings results.
BHP shares gained 4.7% on 17 February after the miner reported its half-year results. The mining giant reported an 11% year-on-year increase in revenue to US$27.90 billion. Underlying attributable profit of US$6.20 billion was up 22%.
Woodside shares closed up 2.4% yesterday following the release of Woodside's full-year 2025 results. The company pleased investors with record full-year production of 198.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe), exceeding its 2025 production guidance. Amid lower realised prices, Woodside's 2025 underlying net profit after tax (NAPT) of $2.65 billion was down 8% from the prior year.
And NAB shares closed up 4.0% on 18 February after the big four bank reported its first quarter results. NAB achieved a 12% year-on-year increase in underlying profit, which came to $3.1 billion for the quarter.
Westpac released its own first-quarter results on 13 February. The ASX 200 stock has since trended higher to today's new all-time highs after reporting a 6% increase in net profit excluding notable items on its second half 2025 average. Westpac's quarterly net profit came out to $1.9 billion.
Rounding off our list of ASX 200 stocks posting new highs, Woolworths shares are on fire today after the supermarket surprised to the upside with its half-year results release this morning. Woolworths reported half-year NPAT of $859 million, up 16.4% year on year.
