High Quality Stocks

A quality composite looks for solid businesses that produce consistent results, are very profitable, and generate high returns on their capital employed. Our quality composite combines return on equity, return on total capital, gross margin, net margin, and sales and earnings consistency.

Stocks With Highest Quality Factor Exposure

Ticker Price Market Cap
($mil)
ADBE $472.44 $226,157
AMGN $253.50 $147,580
ADP $161.98 $69,459
CSCO $44.77 $189,176
CLX $202.35 $25,506
CDNS $137.42 $38,331
FICO $496.16 $14,437
INTU $374.85 $98,490
JNJ $163.55 $430,552
IDXX $492.86 $42,041
ORCL $60.36 $177,702
AZPN $142.38 $9,651
CHKP $129.40 $18,142
FDS $320.23 $12,162
EXPO $93.24 $4,814
NVO $72.83 $131,831
SEIC $59.40 $8,587
BIIB $269.44 $41,462
HEP $15.12 $1,594
MNST $88.20 $46,562
MTD $1,234.72 $29,380
NVEC $70.12 $339
ORLY $457.31 $33,131
TSM $129.14 $602,061
WAT $273.62 $16,977
VEEV $288.69 $43,727
MRK $80.98 $204,882
OMAB $47.89 $2,063
MBT $9.05 $8,773
MMM $169.04 $97,506
ISRG $744.08 $87,471
LAMR $83.67 $8,438
GIB $78.97 $18,007
GRMN $123.83 $23,681
FFIV $204.32 $12,587
EVTC $37.43 $2,691
EW $85.52 $53,300
BF.B $72.84 $34,035
ALGN $534.08 $42,112
RMD $215.52 $31,232
JKHY $151.50 $11,562
NATI $44.17 $5,797
CHD $84.92 $21,098
ATRI $736.00 $1,346
WDFC $288.93 $3,955
UNP $207.13 $139,578
ROL $37.02 $18,200
SNA $177.98 $9,649
TXN $172.81 $158,630
ITW $203.46 $64,399
INTC $56.66 $232,193
MSFT $225.95 $1,708,294
LLY $206.14 $197,190
HD $284.00 $305,755
KO $48.49 $208,383
CL $78.19 $67,022
HSY $148.20 $30,847
PFE $36.55 $203,217
WSM $132.32 $10,134
XLNX $142.94 $35,038
FAST $47.72 $27,399
BIG $50.82 $1,886
CPRT $114.59 $27,058
CSX $87.64 $67,025
REGN $537.78 $57,384
TSCO $155.62 $18,129
BAH $95.93 $13,229
BCE $43.03 $38,872
EGOV $29.76 $1,995
CLCT $91.65 $828
FHI $29.95 $2,976
FLT $267.41 $22,302
LULU $346.37 $45,145
MANH $118.21 $7,509
POOL $369.31 $14,831
QLYS $126.28 $4,927
SAP $127.48 $156,496
TREX $98.16 $11,366
SPGI $315.14 $75,823
UPS $158.99 $137,431
USNA $86.67 $1,823
V $202.02 $472,176
UI $264.95 $16,636
ZTS $163.33 $77,625
VRSK $192.76 $31,341
SWKS $161.27 $26,784
TECH $356.59 $13,768
LMAT $45.43 $924
INFY $18.18 $77,961
DG $206.21 $50,522
EPAM $359.69 $20,139
ABBV $110.86 $195,720
ACN $254.77 $168,437
AMT $223.92 $99,468
ATHM $110.37 $13,099
ROK $265.97 $30,903
ODFL $204.61 $24,007
CTXS $126.75 $15,606
GNTX $36.48 $8,940
ANSS $374.57 $32,170
AAON $72.74 $3,800
BKE $33.80 $1,670
CERN $79.90 $24,497
OMC $62.57 $13,451
PEP $138.59 $191,525
MXIM $93.62 $25,025
SSD $102.97 $4,471
IBM $118.61 $105,688
MCO $266.70 $50,086
CNI $106.62 $75,954
VZ $57.47 $237,816
AAPL $139.07 $2,339,611
A $126.33 $38,764
EA $146.00 $42,351
KMB $132.21 $44,969
RHI $68.31 $7,786
GSK $38.36 $95,000
KSU $217.58 $20,366
KLAC $305.01 $47,112
IEX $196.54 $14,879
TTC $101.16 $10,888
AKAM $109.06 $17,754
ALLE $113.61 $10,457
ASML $569.45 $236,264
CABO $2,045.01 $12,320
DGX $124.46 $16,773
CRI $97.00 $4,234
EBAY $56.46 $38,920
GWW $393.49 $21,118
FTNT $151.23 $24,549
LOGI $104.20 $17,982
MMP $45.84 $10,254
ILMN $406.25 $59,312
NTAP $64.76 $14,466
NEU $415.34 $4,536
SLP $74.61 $1,490
WIT $6.55 $33,258
TXRH $79.71 $5,538
TU $20.77 $26,538
POWI $94.37 $5,649
PAC $103.10 $5,779
PAYC $409.80 $23,978
PETS $30.87 $626
JCOM $97.43 $4,442
MASI $263.68 $14,517
GMED $65.32 $6,446
DOX $70.78 $9,280
EHC $87.41 $8,691
FB $274.50 $781,856
CBPO $118.26 $4,587
NUS $57.82 $2,951
HON $202.25 $141,916
LANC $174.46 $4,804
MKC $91.87 $24,515
NKE $139.35 $219,684
TJX $66.91 $80,334
ROP $419.22 $43,965
CTAS $324.48 $34,080
ABMD $347.90 $15,722
AME $117.35 $26,998
APH $132.24 $39,560
HOLX $75.70 $19,505
AOS $57.76 $9,326
BIO $594.83 $17,720
ECL $212.39 $60,626
GIS $55.97 $34,222
TMO $514.60 $203,954
LMT $339.88 $95,093
EBIX $45.63 $1,413
NSC $244.22 $62,028
AAP $163.76 $11,112
SNPS $270.14 $41,340
CHE $548.17 $8,744
ANET $311.21 $23,547
EVR $114.56 $5,379
FIVE $189.67 $10,597
MPWR $396.91 $17,899
PRDO $12.67 $878
WSO $252.58 $9,676
WST $300.09 $22,185
WDR $25.08 $1,568
QIWI $10.33 $636
TGT $191.91 $96,103
SFM $21.41 $2,525
WERN $42.96 $2,968
ZYXI $17.54 $609
NVS $96.90 $239,515
OLLI $94.49 $6,181
MORN $240.36 $10,295
LW $78.15 $11,438
G $41.46 $7,850
FBHS $92.57 $12,861
DSGX $62.50 $5,318
APPF $157.00 $5,390
ALSN $44.63 $5,028
VRTX $237.59 $61,782
DCI $59.40 $7,499
EMR $83.73 $50,074
CW $114.03 $4,732
CRVL $104.40 $1,868
VIVO $22.97 $991
MSM $82.78 $4,620
FIZZ $98.44 $4,592
HELE $234.81 $5,728
PG $130.00 $320,122
BMI $100.08 $2,914
LOW $172.40 $126,321
NYT $49.86 $8,337
BBY $114.93 $29,761
BCPC $117.83 $3,812
SAM $930.19 $11,388
CCF $105.69 $998
VAR $175.47 $16,030
APD $283.60 $62,690
ROST $113.33 $40,398
HRL $45.41 $24,518
NDSN $191.99 $11,154
SHW $732.17 $66,499
PRGS $41.97 $1,893
QCOM $162.42 $184,469
CHRS $18.33 $1,321
DORM $99.15 $3,201
CTSH $80.56 $43,071
FND $101.41 $10,546
MED $220.87 $2,600
MGPI $53.13 $899
PYPL $252.00 $295,266
SNY $49.69 $124,779
RSG $94.40 $30,088
SAIA $194.88 $5,097
SPWH $17.64 $769
TTGT $72.44 $2,035
ULTA $299.92 $16,897
VNT $33.81 $5,697
NVDA $548.50 $339,522
NOW $541.09 $105,567
NSP $84.30 $3,233
FL $47.55 $4,955
IRBT $98.94 $2,783
HUBB $166.43 $9,027
DKS $68.12 $6,103
ATVI $94.43 $72,981
RPM $86.97 $11,315
SMP $42.30 $949
TR $30.14 $1,969
LZB $44.18 $2,039
LRCX $563.85 $81,200
COST $362.30 $160,483
CGNX $84.37 $14,734
DOV $125.32 $18,059
GGG $75.83 $12,705
SYK $239.93 $90,163
AVY $156.68 $13,070
AMAT $106.33 $97,222
GD $152.77 $43,841
Performance Disclaimer: Returns presented on Validea.com are model returns and do not represent actual trading. As a result, they do not incorporate any commissions or other trading costs or fees. Model portfolios with inception dates on or after 12/30/2005 include a combination of back tested and live model returns. The back-tested performance results shown are hypothetical and are not the result of real-time management of actual accounts. The back-testing of performance differs from actual account performance because the investment strategy may be adjusted at any time, for any reason and can continue to be changed until desired or better performance results are achieved. Back-tested returns are presented to provide general information regarding how the underlying strategy behind the portfolio performed in our historical testing. A back-tested strategy has the benefit of hindsight and the results do not reflect the impact that material economic or market factors may have had on advisor's decision-making if actual client assets were being managed using this approach.

Optimal portfolios presented on Validea.com represent the rebalancing period that has led to the best historical performance for each of our equity models. Each optimal portfolio was determined after the fact with performance information that was not available at portfolio inception. As a result, an investor could not have invested in the optimal portfolio since its inception. Optimal portfolios are presented to allow investors to quickly determine the portfolio size and rebalancing period that has performed best for each of our models in our historical testing.

Both the model portfolio and benchmark returns presented for all equity portfolios on Validea.com are not inclusive of dividends. Returns for our ETF portfolios and trend following system, and the benchmarks they are compared to, are inclusive of dividends. The S&P 500 is presented as a benchmark because it is the most widely followed benchmark of the overall US market and is most often used by investors for return comparison purposes. As with any investment strategy, there is potential for profit as well as the possibility of loss and investors may incur a loss despite a past history of gains. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Results will vary with economic and market conditions.