Stocks by sector

8,908 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

1,214 companies scored

Open sector

Banks 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+: 322
Median ROIC: n/a
Median op. margin: n/a
Pay a dividend: 795 · 65%

Quality distribution322 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

ACGL99
SPNT99
RNR99
LUS1.XETR98

Real Estate

559 companies scored

Open sector

REITs report in a way that makes standard earnings misleading, because depreciation is large and non-cash.

Median quality: 48 / 100
Scoring 70+: 94
Median ROIC: 2.9%
Median op. margin: 22.8%
Pay a dividend: 347 · 62%

Quality distribution94 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

YATO.XMAD97
BASS.XPAR95
HST95
CEMAT.XCSE94

Industrials

1,488 companies scored

Open sector

Capital intensity and cyclicality dominate.

Median quality: 41 / 100
Scoring 70+: 220
Median ROIC: 4.7%
Median op. margin: 4.9%
Pay a dividend: 644 · 43%

Quality distribution220 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

ILST99
CAMB.XBRU98
GRK.XHEL97
IESC96

Technology

1,257 companies scored

Open sector

Software and semiconductor businesses look very different from each other.

Median quality: 40 / 100
Scoring 70+: 219
Median ROIC: -0.1%
Median op. margin: -0.1%
Pay a dividend: 274 · 22%

Quality distribution219 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

1INN.XETR98
NRDS97
APP96
DCBO95

Consumer Discretionary

1,177 companies scored

Open sector

Demand moves with the economic cycle, so a decade of history tells you far more than a trailing twelve months.

Median quality: 40 / 100
Scoring 70+: 154
Median ROIC: 3.5%
Median op. margin: 3.5%
Pay a dividend: 442 · 38%

Quality distribution154 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

GULD.XSTO98
DECK98
BKNG97
ELA96

Consumer Staples

333 companies scored

Open sector

Predictable demand usually means modest growth and dependable cash generation, which is why so many long-dividend records sit here.

Median quality: 40 / 100
Scoring 70+: 43
Median ROIC: 4.6%
Median op. margin: 3.8%
Pay a dividend: 152 · 46%

Quality distribution43 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

JVA94
AFYA90
ABEV90
GRDN90

Communication

338 companies scored

Open sector

The 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: 39 / 100
Scoring 70+: 40
Median ROIC: 2.4%
Median op. margin: 3.6%
Pay a dividend: 123 · 36%

Quality distribution40 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

TTD95
HEM.XSTO92
G24.XETR92
KA8.XETR91

Energy

265 companies scored

Open sector

Earnings track commodity prices, so trailing figures can look spectacular or dreadful for reasons that have nothing to do with the business.

Median quality: 37 / 100
Scoring 70+: 29
Median ROIC: 5.4%
Median op. margin: 11.3%
Pay a dividend: 138 · 52%

Quality distribution29 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

OMSE95
TGS94
GTT.XPAR92
INR90

Utilities

229 companies scored

Open sector

Regulated returns make these among the most predictable businesses available, which is why they carry heavy debt and generous dividends.

Median quality: 30 / 100
Scoring 70+: 8
Median ROIC: 5.0%
Median op. margin: 17.2%
Pay a dividend: 139 · 61%

Quality distribution8 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

YU.XLON84
ELEC.XPAR83
BTTC82
MWH77

Healthcare

1,369 companies scored

Open sector

Revenue can hinge on a handful of patents or a single approval, so consistency matters more than the latest quarter.

Median quality: 30 / 100
Scoring 70+: 110
Median ROIC: -23.5%
Median op. margin: -18.6%
Pay a dividend: 162 · 12%

Quality distribution110 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

COLL98
GUBRA.XCSE98
EXEL98
PHIL.XMIL98

Materials

679 companies scored

Open sector

Another price-taking, cyclical group where a single year is close to meaningless.

Median quality: 27 / 100
Scoring 70+: 62
Median ROIC: 0.7%
Median op. margin: 5.4%
Pay a dividend: 278 · 41%

Quality distribution62 score 70 or above

050100

Highest scoring in this sector

KGC100
EDV.XLON99
DRD95
SMID93

Every company, by sector

The records above show each sector's highest scores. These lists carry every company we cover, alphabetically, with its quality score.

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. The same figures, compared across every sector, are on the market statistics pages. Prefer to filter yourself? Use the screener.