Top High Quality Stocks

Last Updated: 10/12/2023

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 $549.91 $250,374
AMGN $283.60 $151,698
ADP $249.46 $102,770
CSCO $53.66 $217,584
CL $68.87 $56,934
LLY $605.28 $574,589
MSFT $332.42 $2,469,802
IDXX $445.88 $37,014
ROL $36.32 $17,899
TXN $157.33 $142,850
UNP $209.48 $127,669
CHKP $134.37 $15,720
EXPO $90.39 $4,596
KLAC $482.63 $65,793
NVO $98.84 $333,158
SEIC $57.86 $7,658
WAT $266.20 $15,733
MTD $1,107.08 $24,206
MANH $209.49 $12,919
V $235.68 $479,694
NTAP $77.05 $16,087
VRSK $245.51 $35,606
QLYS $162.01 $5,948
ZTS $176.95 $81,453
EVTC $37.33 $2,413
PAYC $278.09 $16,815
GIB $101.51 $21,236
ASML $606.19 $242,405
AVGO $874.56 $360,962
VEEV $216.72 $34,817
FTNT $58.97 $46,311
LOPE $115.67 $3,502
MSI $287.60 $48,035
FHI $33.44 $2,953
BF.B $56.19 $27,069
NTES $108.78 $70,158
EW $71.14 $43,247
NVEC $79.30 $383
TLK $24.23 $23,805
RMD $144.23 $21,214
ODFL $425.76 $46,522
FIZZ $46.35 $4,327
JKHY $147.18 $10,715
GGG $75.88 $12,823
FAST $56.01 $32,000
FDS $456.87 $17,428
CTAS $512.51 $52,201
CPRT $46.15 $44,182
ITW $236.61 $71,549
ORCL $109.64 $300,345
MCO $325.52 $59,733
CDNS $252.98 $68,984
CNI $109.16 $71,404
KO $53.71 $232,261
VZ $31.46 $132,259
AAPL $179.80 $2,811,035
HSY $191.77 $39,211
HD $298.05 $298,070
JNJ $156.18 $376,084
SNA $261.21 $13,822
WDFC $201.61 $2,734
ANSS $304.88 $26,461
DECK $509.07 $13,304
ADSK $213.20 $45,574
ROK $299.92 $34,449
VRTX $365.25 $94,269
GWW $714.29 $35,715
TSM $92.00 $439,746
RDY $67.39 $11,143
BIIB $266.52 $38,598
CORT $27.59 $2,829
INFY $17.61 $74,370
FFIV $157.33 $9,331
LAMR $82.35 $8,396
VNT $31.58 $4,887
GSK $37.56 $76,427
FTDR $31.48 $2,529
PRDO $17.90 $1,174
PCTY $205.05 $11,467
INVA $13.68 $891
GRMN $108.73 $20,817
META $327.82 $843,534
ACN $312.54 $207,624
BRC $55.68 $2,693
DEO $154.65 $85,595
SHW $255.54 $65,712
NDSN $227.90 $12,994
CSX $31.61 $63,420
WSM $162.43 $10,419
INTU $541.58 $151,783
KMB $119.35 $40,362
PEP $162.62 $223,860
AMAT $142.18 $118,938
A $113.38 $33,174
PG $143.00 $337,036
LSCC $80.92 $11,154
GIS $62.73 $36,464
DCI $61.32 $7,400
IEX $209.03 $15,803
GNTX $31.88 $7,442
STM $45.15 $40,949
TTC $86.09 $8,940
TSCO $204.31 $22,231
WM $156.68 $63,465
DSGX $74.55 $6,338
LULU $373.36 $47,245
SAIA $418.55 $11,106
EVR $134.89 $5,111
IT $360.82 $28,442
MPWR $502.04 $23,986
ALSN $60.19 $5,389
GMED $53.02 $7,412
ALLE $105.97 $9,302
TNET $119.41 $7,127
MNST $49.60 $51,957
CCI $94.54 $41,000
INMD $27.99 $2,325
SCPL $22.87 $2,862
ABEV $2.60 $41,473
QSR $64.51 $20,152
OBE $8.21 $655
GSL $18.27 $642
ATEN $11.09 $822
ABBV $149.34 $263,592
ANET $191.86 $59,396
PANW $259.21 $79,991
ITRN $29.50 $593
BR $182.39 $21,453
OMAB $68.95 $2,976
VMW $171.48 $74,043
EXP $171.79 $6,087
NDAQ $49.66 $24,399
MED $72.52 $790
SNPS $494.95 $75,274
WTS $180.13 $6,006
EMR $97.09 $55,487
HON $187.40 $124,426
LRCX $641.73 $84,851
LMT $436.65 $109,962
MSM $103.20 $6,113
APH $84.64 $50,484
BKE $33.75 $1,703
SSD $141.34 $6,031
SYK $260.05 $98,761
TER $99.56 $15,334
SXI $152.35 $1,802
CGNX $40.93 $7,052
MCHP $81.23 $44,216
NSSC $20.77 $764
NSC $202.00 $45,857
NICE $163.84 $10,176
SLP $41.97 $836
BRKR $63.99 $9,397
CHE $516.29 $7,784
CTSH $68.34 $34,515
TREX $59.81 $6,493
DOX $82.44 $9,812
G $36.87 $6,685
EXLS $29.72 $4,925
CMG $1,823.48 $50,305
SCCO $74.33 $57,465
SSTK $38.98 $1,406
LMAT $51.09 $1,137
KEYS $132.92 $23,603
BWXT $77.38 $7,078
VTLE $53.93 $1,151
AMX $17.03 $53,505
TRI $127.72 $58,186
TT $211.30 $48,260
KNSA $16.61 $1,165
TPR $28.03 $6,422
TECH $69.29 $10,964
BAH $126.65 $16,597
CHT $36.63 $28,172
ERF $17.14 $3,604
ZYXI $8.05 $289
BCE $38.40 $35,073
AKAM $108.37 $16,441
UPS $155.30 $132,696
ISRG $281.79 $99,008
USLM $213.97 $1,218
WSO $402.72 $17,891
USNA $56.97 $1,100
NKE $98.65 $150,136
ABT $92.64 $160,764
CW $205.78 $7,882
BTI $31.28 $69,853
OMC $74.84 $14,786
DOV $142.18 $19,887
CRVL $199.23 $3,410
WST $392.21 $28,969
URI $454.07 $31,005
TTEK $165.56 $8,815
REGN $836.07 $90,763
KFRC $59.33 $1,194
NVMI $107.80 $3,097
CRL $197.08 $10,105
AYI $181.94 $5,675
NVDA $468.06 $1,156,108
LECO $187.69 $10,776
POOL $351.37 $13,722
TGLS $35.75 $1,704
ATHM $29.64 $3,795
SPOK $14.69 $293
IRM $60.83 $17,753
SBOW $33.17 $843
PYPL $58.07 $63,763
GPOR $123.40 $2,305
TSAT $12.83 $640
CHTR $449.82 $67,325
CRK $12.35 $3,439
ZTO $24.45 $20,035
EHC $64.25 $6,440
IBP $123.37 $3,505
CDW $213.82 $28,662
DG $103.66 $22,751
PAC $141.66 $6,004
WNS $69.36 $3,288
CPRX $13.02 $1,388
UMC $7.25 $18,279
UTHR $234.58 $11,009
PRFT $61.36 $2,136
NVS $99.41 $226,460
PLPC $157.21 $773
OLED $163.92 $7,761
JBSS $100.88 $1,167
PRGS $53.78 $2,332
BMI $141.33 $4,144
BBSI $94.62 $637
AME $152.25 $35,126
BBY $70.95 $15,441
NOK $3.57 $20,806
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