Stocks by sector
7,790 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
849 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
- 42 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 40
- Median ROIC
- 0.8%
- Median op. margin
- 4.6%
- Pay a dividend
- 387 · 46%
Highest scoring in this sector
- MUFG100
- MFG92
- FUTU92
- TW85
Technology
1,190 companies scored
Open sectorSoftware and semiconductor businesses look very different from each other.
- Median quality
- 33 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 35
- Median ROIC
- -0.5%
- Median op. margin
- -0.7%
- Pay a dividend
- 200 · 17%
Highest scoring in this sector
- NICE95
- YMM92
- BULL92
- RDCM87
Industrials
1,390 companies scored
Open sectorCapital intensity and cyclicality dominate.
- Median quality
- 30 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 34
- Median ROIC
- 4.7%
- Median op. margin
- 4.7%
- Pay a dividend
- 484 · 35%
Highest scoring in this sector
- ACCL97
- IESC94
- BUUU89
- FTDR86
Real Estate
502 companies scored
Open sectorREITs report in a way that makes standard earnings misleading, because depreciation is large and non-cash.
- Median quality
- 29 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 9
- Median ROIC
- 2.7%
- Median op. margin
- 19.2%
- Pay a dividend
- 237 · 47%
Highest scoring in this sector
- JLL81
- JOE75
- KANP73
- SKYH73
Consumer Staples
304 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
- 28 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 3
- Median ROIC
- 3.9%
- Median op. margin
- 3.4%
- Pay a dividend
- 99 · 33%
Highest scoring in this sector
- ODD87
- MALG75
- MNST71
- MZTI64
Healthcare
1,136 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
- 27 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 14
- Median ROIC
- -20.9%
- Median op. margin
- -21.8%
- Pay a dividend
- 123 · 11%
Highest scoring in this sector
- ALC88
- SLGL83
- PFHO78
- PLX75
Consumer Discretionary
1,130 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
- 27 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 20
- Median ROIC
- 3.1%
- Median op. margin
- 2.8%
- Pay a dividend
- 354 · 31%
Highest scoring in this sector
- ITRN92
- LAUR89
- EAT84
- CAAS83
Communication
302 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
- 25 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 5
- Median ROIC
- 1.7%
- Median op. margin
- 2.4%
- Pay a dividend
- 85 · 28%
Highest scoring in this sector
- META75
- BZ73
- CRE72
- G24.XETR71
Utilities
204 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
- 23 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 1
- Median ROIC
- 5.1%
- Median op. margin
- 18.4%
- Pay a dividend
- 110 · 54%
Highest scoring in this sector
- WM80
- NFG69
- OPTT67
- OKE65
Materials
562 companies scored
Open sectorAnother price-taking, cyclical group where a single year is close to meaningless.
- Median quality
- 21 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 8
- Median ROIC
- 2.3%
- Median op. margin
- 4.2%
- Pay a dividend
- 192 · 34%
Highest scoring in this sector
- SCCO81
- CRS80
- CL76
- EDV.XLON75
Energy
221 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
- 18 / 100
- Scoring 70+
- 2
- Median ROIC
- 4.1%
- Median op. margin
- 6.4%
- Pay a dividend
- 86 · 39%
Highest scoring in this sector
- HLX81
- GTT.XPAR71
- NCSM67
- IMPP67
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