Top High Quality Stocks

Last Updated: 5/31/2023

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.

Top High Quality Stocks

Ticker Price Market Cap
($mil)
ADBE $417.21 $191,374
AMGN $218.53 $116,766
ADP $210.12 $86,805
CSCO $50.17 $204,446
CL $74.95 $62,176
LLY $427.24 $405,567
IDXX $466.22 $38,699
MSFT $331.21 $2,462,708
ORCL $105.15 $283,884
ROL $39.42 $19,426
TXN $176.55 $160,246
UNP $194.20 $118,403
CHKP $123.44 $14,907
FDS $389.86 $14,939
EXPO $92.09 $4,681
KLAC $458.73 $62,937
NVO $159.81 $275,565
SEIC $57.30 $7,638
WAT $255.57 $15,087
MTD $1,314.72 $28,950
BF.B $61.53 $29,681
V $221.64 $454,172
VRSK $218.64 $31,657
QLYS $122.91 $4,535
ZTS $160.94 $74,372
EVTC $34.23 $2,228
PAYC $279.82 $16,194
GIB $102.31 $21,678
AVGO $803.34 $334,932
ASML $728.26 $294,799
VEEV $163.66 $26,217
MSI $285.03 $47,804
NTAP $69.10 $14,781
LOPE $104.97 $3,225
FTNT $68.54 $53,817
MMM $96.06 $52,994
FHI $35.10 $3,142
MANH $179.06 $11,107
NTES $84.97 $54,802
EW $81.41 $49,352
NVEC $87.55 $423
RMD $209.98 $30,852
ROK $286.79 $32,945
ODFL $317.58 $34,823
JKHY $148.56 $10,826
FAST $54.90 $31,349
DECK $489.12 $12,795
GGG $76.84 $12,935
CPRT $88.60 $42,301
ITW $223.40 $67,892
MCO $313.54 $57,535
CDNS $234.75 $64,013
CNI $114.32 $77,180
KO $59.78 $258,523
VZ $34.90 $146,719
A $117.73 $34,775
AAPL $177.30 $2,788,699
HSY $256.37 $52,402
HD $292.40 $293,972
JNJ $154.37 $401,167
KMB $133.57 $45,064
CTAS $471.59 $47,962
WDFC $191.62 $2,601
SNA $256.65 $13,585
ANSS $329.16 $28,525
ADSK $195.04 $41,768
FIZZ $49.17 $4,590
VRTX $325.30 $83,782
GWW $654.06 $32,812
RDY $54.48 $9,092
FFIV $147.63 $8,927
TLK $27.55 $27,273
TSM $101.98 $479,283
INFY $15.90 $66,327
BIIB $298.69 $43,233
CORT $23.05 $2,341
INVA $12.97 $850
LAMR $90.09 $9,181
META $262.52 $672,768
GRMN $105.50 $20,181
ACN $308.43 $194,784
SAIA $288.32 $7,650
VNT $30.05 $4,676
GIC $25.27 $961
GSK $33.86 $69,341
WM $162.16 $65,969
DEO $170.07 $94,504
BRC $48.53 $2,400
TTC $100.90 $10,522
SHW $228.44 $58,912
NDSN $220.71 $12,578
EMR $78.39 $44,800
WSM $115.75 $7,434
CSX $30.97 $62,964
GIS $83.27 $48,909
INTU $406.09 $113,730
AMAT $136.57 $114,684
PEP $181.61 $250,203
PG $143.18 $337,471
LSCC $84.43 $11,622
TER $102.72 $15,926
IEX $202.79 $15,326
STM $43.34 $39,665
TSCO $215.35 $23,596
DSGX $77.77 $6,616
ABEV $2.83 $45,300
SCPL $19.46 $2,428
INMD $32.10 $2,667
UI $164.96 $9,970
TNET $88.34 $5,249
FTDR $30.72 $2,511
LULU $336.64 $42,861
IRWD $10.75 $1,670
EVR $110.44 $4,546
IT $342.51 $27,073
MPWR $514.97 $24,421
GMED $52.61 $5,279
MRK $109.17 $277,012
ALLE $107.08 $9,417
CCI $112.21 $48,662
ALSN $48.78 $4,442
ATEN $14.87 $1,100
ANET $174.42 $53,771
TECH $83.18 $13,096
MNST $57.75 $60,448
BWXT $61.06 $5,584
EXP $164.62 $5,825
CHE $529.45 $7,952
BCE $45.46 $41,483
BAH $97.94 $12,813
VMW $133.80 $57,331
GSL $17.98 $638
PRDO $11.87 $801
MED $80.92 $881
SLP $46.13 $922
SNPS $464.83 $70,728
LRCX $629.96 $84,629
MSM $92.13 $5,151
NSC $211.19 $48,075
APH $76.77 $45,703
SYK $271.49 $103,058
SSD $120.84 $5,156
BKE $31.66 $1,597
HON $194.55 $129,460
DCI $64.09 $7,773
GNTX $26.60 $6,216
CGNX $55.84 $9,638
MCHP $76.85 $41,913
NKE $106.52 $163,720
ABT $101.71 $176,868
PRGS $60.00 $2,598
NSSC $37.75 $1,388
LMT $447.97 $114,017
WTS $164.69 $5,495
USNA $62.36 $1,203
CTSH $62.45 $31,692
TREX $52.92 $5,758
AKAM $92.11 $14,019
UPS $169.76 $145,804
QSR $72.42 $22,541
VTLE $42.23 $785
NDAQ $54.95 $26,968
BRKR $70.29 $10,313
SCCO $67.04 $51,829
CMG $2,071.28 $57,146
KEYS $162.27 $28,852
IRM $53.40 $15,573
ABBV $136.44 $240,720
ERF $14.16 $3,030
AMT $182.00 $84,820
CHT $40.70 $31,791
MDT $82.50 $109,792
POOL $322.77 $12,601
EXLS $152.27 $5,062
G $36.84 $6,784
LMAT $61.93 $1,372
ZYXI $9.29 $341
TT $166.58 $37,989
SBOW $23.33 $528
KNSA $13.67 $956
AAP $112.20 $6,668
AYI $153.62 $4,885
ISRG $307.07 $107,597
NVMI $109.32 $3,140
DOX $95.77 $11,516
RIO $60.20 $101,296
URI $346.52 $23,817
WSO $331.04 $14,663
TTEK $136.47 $7,264
KFRC $58.08 $1,181
NICE $196.57 $12,108
REGN $728.60 $79,935
CLX $156.94 $19,401
CW $158.80 $6,089
OMC $90.37 $18,030
CRVL $192.46 $3,299
BBSI $84.02 $572
DOV $136.94 $19,151
NOK $4.02 $22,987
WST $336.35 $24,971
LECO $175.34 $10,095
IMMR $6.99 $228
CRL $196.05 $10,034
PRFT $77.62 $2,704
TRI $124.99 $58,914
GPOR $97.65 $1,810
WNS $78.89 $3,815
OMAB $84.40 $3,646
CHTR $333.34 $50,193
CRK $9.38 $2,603
SPOK $11.97 $239
DG $203.84 $44,663
CDW $174.61 $23,535
TGLS $39.62 $1,889
ATHM $28.75 $3,833
IBP $106.81 $3,034
MTSI $60.09 $4,259
LW $109.28 $15,923
FND $92.88 $9,870
SPGI $364.33 $116,877
BR $147.79 $17,436
CPRX $11.55 $1,224
SBH $11.31 $1,216
PAC $176.39 $7,445
NVS $96.55 $219,208
OLED $153.29 $7,256
JBSS $115.59 $1,336
QCOM $116.00 $129,224
PII $108.97 $6,201
NATI $57.80 $7,674
RHI $66.77 $7,195
DHR $227.18 $167,636
BBY $73.40 $16,050
BMI $139.69 $4,095
AJG $203.52 $43,594
SXI $140.32 $1,670
AME $147.53 $34,002
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