Monthly report
The financial health of listed companies · October 2026
Every month, a picture drawn from the latest annual reports: who is strong, who is improving, who is deteriorating, and the companies that combine growth, profitability and cash.
- Companies analysed
- 533
- Average score
- 66/100
- Strong (75+)
- 35%
- Weak (below 40)
- 7%
Quality profiles of the month
Score of 65 or more, revenue up at least 8%, free cash flow margin above 5% and moderate debt.
| # | Company | Score | Op. margin | Growth | ROE | Debt / equity | FCF margin | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INCCDNS | 98 | 28.2% | +14.1% | 21.9% | – | 30.0% | $5.3B | |
| 2 | Arista Networks, Inc.ANET | 97 | 42.8% | +28.6% | 31.4% | – | 47.2% | $9.0B | |
| 3 | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTDAEM | 97 | – | +43.7% | 19.6% | 0.01× | 36.9% | $11.9B | |
| 4 | Hoya Corporation7741 | 97 | – | +9.4% | 25.4% | 0.04× | 23.4% | ¥947.7B | |
| 5 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INCISRG | 95 | 29.3% | +20.5% | 16.7% | – | 24.7% | $10.1B | |
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The 20 best scores
| # | Company | Score | Op. margin | Growth | ROE | Debt / equity | FCF margin | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INCCDNS | 98 | 28.2% | +14.1% | 21.9% | – | 30.0% | $5.3B | |
| 2 | Arista Networks, Inc.ANET | 97 | 42.8% | +28.6% | 31.4% | – | 47.2% | $9.0B | |
| 3 | AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTDAEM | 97 | – | +43.7% | 19.6% | 0.01× | 36.9% | $11.9B | |
| 4 | Hoya Corporation7741 | 97 | – | +9.4% | 25.4% | 0.04× | 23.4% | ¥947.7B | |
| 5 | Hermes InternationalFR | 96 | 41.1% | +5.5% | 25.0% | 0.00× | 33.6% | €16.0B | |
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Largest improvements
- Lumentum Holdings Inc.21 → 50
- BARRICK MINING CORP71 → 89
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP67 → 82
- CARVANA CO.43 → 58
- Nu Holdings Ltd.73 → 85
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Largest declines
- Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.67 → 25
- AFLAC INC87 → 77
- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/53 → 47
Average score by sector
- Technology · 10272
- Other · 1172
- Industrials · 8671
- Financials · 8568
- Health care · 4468
- Real estate · 1266
- Telecom and media · 1665
- Consumer discretionary · 4964
- Consumer staples · 3663
- Materials · 3159
- Energy · 3154
- Utilities · 3051
Average score by market
- Japan · 2072
- United States · 39468
- Europe · 3967
- Taiwan · 2065
- Brazil · 4054
- South Korea · 2053
New annual reports filed last month
| # | Company | Score | Op. margin | Growth | ROE | Debt / equity | FCF margin | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTUIT INC.INTU | 95 | 27.4% | +13.9% | 23.6% | 0.40× | 40.4% | $21.4B | |
| 2 | ADOBE INC.ADBE | 93 | 36.6% | +10.5% | 55.4% | 0.53× | 41.4% | $23.8B | |
| 3 | Broadcom Inc.AVGO | 85 | 39.9% | +23.9% | 31.0% | 0.80× | 42.1% | $63.9B | |
| 4 | PAYCHEX INCPAYX | 84 | 38.6% | +16.9% | 44.8% | 1.22× | 35.7% | $6.5B | |
| 5 | ROSS STORES, INC.ROST | 80 | 11.9% | +7.7% | 36.7% | 0.25× | 9.7% | $22.8B | |
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Rankings produced automatically from the accounts published by the companies. General information, not investment advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell.