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Top 10 — Communication Services — 1 Sep 2026
The ten as they stood on 1 Sep 2026. Scores, pillars and reasons are the ones recorded that day; nothing here is recomputed. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
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The ten
| # | Company | Why it was here | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) | Profitability 89th (return on equity 50.8%, operating margin 33.1%).Profitability 89th (return on equity 50.8%, operating margin 33.1%) and growth 72nd (revenue growth year over year 20.1%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11.8%); weakest is valuation (45th, price to book 9.1, price to earnings 16.7). |
Communication Services | 65.6 |
| 2 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) | Profitability 89th (return on equity 50.8%, operating margin 33.1%).Profitability 89th (return on equity 50.8%, operating margin 33.1%) and growth 72nd (revenue growth year over year 20.1%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11.8%); weakest is valuation (44th, price to book 9.1, price to earnings 16.8). |
Communication Services | 65.5 |
| 3 | Millicom (TIGO) | Trend 78th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day).Trend 78th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day) and profitability 75th (operating margin 25.9%, return on equity 21.2%); weakest is financial health (34th, debt to equity 4.8, free cash flow margin 15.5%). Scored on 5 of 6 pillars — it pays a dividend, but its filings carry no per-share series to count increases from; no annual share count in its filings. |
Communication Services | 61.5 |
| 4 | Meta Platforms (META) | Profitability 86th (operating margin 38.1%, return on equity 29.7%).Profitability 86th (operating margin 38.1%, return on equity 29.7%) and growth 84th (revenue growth year over year 27.7%, 3-year revenue CAGR 19.9%); weakest is trend (24th, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day). |
Communication Services | 59.5 |
| 5 | GRINDR INC (GRND) | Profitability 90th (return on equity 123.3%, operating margin 30.2%).Profitability 90th (return on equity 123.3%, operating margin 30.2%) and growth 89th (3-year revenue CAGR 31.1%, revenue growth year over year 31%); weakest is capital return (17th, net share count bought back over the year -11, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years). |
Communication Services | 59.5 |
| 6 | UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) | Profitability 97th (return on equity 279.3%, operating margin 45.7%).Profitability 97th (return on equity 279.3%, operating margin 45.7%) and growth 95th (3-year revenue CAGR 39.4%); weakest is financial health (1st, debt to equity 65.9). |
Communication Services | 59.5 |
| 7 | Match Group (MTCH) | Valuation 79th (price to earnings 15 (within its sector)).Valuation 79th (price to earnings 15 (within its sector)) and trend 74th (it is 1.4% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is growth (27th, revenue growth year over year 1.7%, 3-year revenue CAGR 3%). |
Communication Services | 58.4 |
| 8 | New York Times Company (NYT) | Financial health 84th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 20.9%).Financial health 84th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 20.9%) and capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is valuation (39th, price to book 5.5, price to earnings 28.3). |
Communication Services | 58.1 |
| 9 | IMAX CORP (IMAX) | Trend 90th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day).Trend 90th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day) and growth 66th (revenue growth year over year 14.8%, 3-year revenue CAGR 10.9%); weakest is valuation (18th, price to earnings 70, price to book 7.9). |
Communication Services | 57.6 |
| 10 | Reddit (RDDT) | Growth 97th (revenue growth year over year 66.6%, 3-year revenue CAGR 48.9%).Growth 97th (revenue growth year over year 66.6%, 3-year revenue CAGR 48.9%) and financial health 94th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 36.7%); weakest is capital return (10th, net share count bought back over the year -38.9, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years). |
Communication Services | 57.4 |
Entered on 1 Sep 2026
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 65.6 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 65.5 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
Millicom (TIGO) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 61.5 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
Meta Platforms (META) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 59.5 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
GRINDR INC (GRND) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 59.5 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 59.5 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
Match Group (MTCH) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 58.4 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
New York Times Company (NYT) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 58.1 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
IMAX CORP (IMAX) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 57.6 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
Reddit (RDDT) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 57.4 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
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