Champagne Stock is slang for a stock that has appreciated dramatically.

Champagne stocks make shareholders a great deal of money, usually relatively quickly. Champagne stocks are also commonly part of an industry or sector that is experiencing a bubble.

This term derives its meaning from the habit of individuals who hold such stocks to celebrate their good fortune by ordering an expensive bottle of champagne.

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