Stocks by sector
8,416 companies, scored from their own filings. Most of them score badly, which is the point of showing every distribution rather than one median: quality concentrates in a thin right tail, and it is not where the companies are.
Financials
1,116 companies scored
Open sectorBanks and insurers do not fit the standard scorecard, because debt is raw material rather than risk and free cash flow means something different.
- Median quality
- 57 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 300
- Median ROIC
- n/a
- Median op. margin
- n/a
- Pay a dividend
- 705 · 63%
Highest scoring in this sector
- ACGL99
- SPNT99
- RNR99
- LUS1.XETR98
Real Estate
546 companies scored
Open sectorREITs report in a way that makes standard earnings misleading, because depreciation is large and non-cash.
- Median quality
- 42 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 83
- Median ROIC
- 2.7%
- Median op. margin
- 19.6%
- Pay a dividend
- 347 · 64%
Highest scoring in this sector
- YATO.XMAD97
- JOE96
- HST95
- BASS.XPAR95
Technology
1,214 companies scored
Open sectorSoftware and semiconductor businesses look very different from each other.
- Median quality
- 40 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 209
- Median ROIC
- -0.3%
- Median op. margin
- -0.1%
- Pay a dividend
- 296 · 24%
Highest scoring in this sector
- NRDS97
- 1INN.XETR96
- NICE95
- INTU95
Industrials
1,434 companies scored
Open sectorCapital intensity and cyclicality dominate.
- Median quality
- 40 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 209
- Median ROIC
- 4.6%
- Median op. margin
- 4.7%
- Pay a dividend
- 694 · 48%
Highest scoring in this sector
- CAMB.XBRU98
- GRK.XHEL97
- GFRD.XLON96
- SEZL95
Consumer Discretionary
1,172 companies scored
Open sectorDemand moves with the economic cycle, so a decade of history tells you far more than a trailing twelve months.
- Median quality
- 38 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 138
- Median ROIC
- 3.1%
- Median op. margin
- 3.0%
- Pay a dividend
- 478 · 41%
Highest scoring in this sector
- DECK99
- GULD.XSTO98
- BKNG96
- ELA96
Consumer Staples
309 companies scored
Open sectorPredictable demand usually means modest growth and dependable cash generation, which is why so many long-dividend records sit here.
- Median quality
- 38 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 41
- Median ROIC
- 4.3%
- Median op. margin
- 3.7%
- Pay a dividend
- 165 · 53%
Highest scoring in this sector
- JVA94
- MNST91
- TELLUS.XSTO85
- MALG85
Communication
308 companies scored
Open sectorThe group spans capital-heavy telecoms and asset-light media and internet businesses, so aggregate figures here are less comparable than in other sectors.
- Median quality
- 36 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 34
- Median ROIC
- 2.0%
- Median op. margin
- 2.5%
- Pay a dividend
- 131 · 43%
Highest scoring in this sector
- TTD95
- KA8.XETR91
- META89
- NYT88
Energy
230 companies scored
Open sectorEarnings track commodity prices, so trailing figures can look spectacular or dreadful for reasons that have nothing to do with the business.
- Median quality
- 33 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 20
- Median ROIC
- 4.0%
- Median op. margin
- 7.6%
- Pay a dividend
- 122 · 53%
Highest scoring in this sector
- OMSE100
- GTT.XPAR92
- INR90
- HLX84
Healthcare
1,279 companies scored
Open sectorRevenue can hinge on a handful of patents or a single approval, so consistency matters more than the latest quarter.
- Median quality
- 29 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 96
- Median ROIC
- -25.5%
- Median op. margin
- -19.8%
- Pay a dividend
- 173 · 14%
Highest scoring in this sector
- EXEL98
- GUBRA.XCSE98
- PHIL.XMIL98
- RMD95
Utilities
213 companies scored
Open sectorRegulated returns make these among the most predictable businesses available, which is why they carry heavy debt and generous dividends.
- Median quality
- 29 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 7
- Median ROIC
- 5.2%
- Median op. margin
- 18.5%
- Pay a dividend
- 133 · 62%
Highest scoring in this sector
- TEP.XLON89
- YU.XLON84
- ELEC.XPAR83
- ASC.XMIL75
Materials
595 companies scored
Open sectorAnother price-taking, cyclical group where a single year is close to meaningless.
- Median quality
- 25 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 38
- Median ROIC
- 1.6%
- Median op. margin
- 4.2%
- Pay a dividend
- 270 · 45%
Highest scoring in this sector
- EDV.XLON97
- ITECH.XSTO91
- ALTN.XLON91
- NEM88
Every figure is computed from primary company filings, with each formula and threshold published on the methodology page. Example companies are the highest scoring in each sector, not recommendations. Prefer to filter yourself? Use the screener.