Top 10 — Consumer Discretionary — 18 Aug 2026
The ten as they stood on 18 Aug 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 | Garmin (GRMN) | Financial health 87th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 20.9%).Financial health 87th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 20.9%) and growth 78th (3-year revenue CAGR 14.2%, revenue growth year over year 13.5%); weakest is valuation (25th, price to earnings 32.2, price to book 4.4). |
Consumer Discretionary | 67.3 |
| 2 | LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) | Growth 79th (revenue growth year over year 17.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11.1%).Growth 79th (revenue growth year over year 17.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11.1%) and profitability 75th (return on equity 28.6%, operating margin 24.4%); weakest is capital return (12th, consecutive years of dividend increases 1 year). |
Consumer Discretionary | 63.1 |
| 3 | PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) | Financial health 89th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 25.8%).Financial health 89th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 25.8%) and valuation 72nd (price to earnings 11.8, price to book 1.9); weakest is capital return (28th, consecutive years of dividend increases 3 years). |
Consumer Discretionary | 63.0 |
| 4 | Gentex (GNTX) | Financial health 83rd (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 18.9%).Financial health 83rd (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 18.9%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is trend (35th, a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25)). |
Consumer Discretionary | 62.0 |
| 5 | Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) | Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 70th (revenue growth year over year 14.7%, 3-year revenue CAGR 8%); weakest is valuation (27th, price to book 7, price to earnings 23.5). |
Consumer Discretionary | 57.5 |
| 6 | Five Below (FIVE) | Growth 87th (revenue growth year over year 25.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 15.7%).Growth 87th (revenue growth year over year 25.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 15.7%) and trend 76th (a strong uptrend, with buyers in control); weakest is capital return (2nd, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years). |
Consumer Discretionary | 57.0 |
| 7 | H&R Block (HRB) | Profitability 84th (return on equity 336.8%, operating margin 23.1%).Profitability 84th (return on equity 336.8%, operating margin 23.1%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is growth (38th, 3-year revenue CAGR 2.8%, revenue growth year over year 5.4%). |
Consumer Discretionary | 56.5 |
| 8 | ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH CLASS A (ANF) | Financial health 64th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 7.9%).Financial health 64th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 7.9%) and valuation 64th (price to earnings 9.8, price to book 3.3); weakest is capital return (2nd, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years). |
Consumer Discretionary | 55.8 |
| 9 | SharkNinja (SN) | Growth 85th (3-year revenue CAGR 19.8%, revenue growth year over year 17.5%).Growth 85th (3-year revenue CAGR 19.8%, revenue growth year over year 17.5%) and trend 70th (a strong uptrend, with buyers in control); weakest is capital return (12th, consecutive years of dividend increases 1 year). |
Consumer Discretionary | 55.7 |
| 10 | Ross Stores (ROST) | Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and financial health 65th (debt to equity 0.2, free cash flow margin 11.1%); weakest is valuation (15th, price to book 9.9, price to earnings 33.6). |
Consumer Discretionary | 55.4 |
Entered on 18 Aug 2026
Garmin (GRMN) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 67.3.
LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 63.1.
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 63.0.
Gentex (GNTX) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 62.0.
Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 57.5.
Five Below (FIVE) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 57.0.
H&R Block (HRB) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 56.5.
ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH CLASS A (ANF) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 55.8.
SharkNinja (SN) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 55.7.
Ross Stores (ROST) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 55.4.
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