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Top 10 — Financials — 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

#CompanyWhy it was hereSectorScore
1 HAMILTON INSURANCE GROUP LTD CLASS (HG)
Valuation 97th (price to book 0.8, price to earnings 5.7).

Valuation 97th (price to book 0.8, price to earnings 5.7) and capital return 89th (net share count bought back over the year 4.8); weakest is profitability (79th, return on equity 23.4%, operating margin 29.1%).

  • Profitability78.5
  • Growth85.3
  • Financial health86.9
  • Valuation96.8
  • Capital return89.1
  • Trend81.3
Financials 85.5
2 SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC (SLDE)
Profitability 95th (operating margin 53.1%, return on equity 50.7%).

Profitability 95th (operating margin 53.1%, return on equity 50.7%) and financial health 93rd (free cash flow margin 74.5%, debt to equity 0); weakest is capital return (19th, net share count bought back over the year -8.9).

  • Profitability94.5
  • Growth92.5
  • Financial health92.8
  • Valuation81.0
  • Capital return19.1
  • Trend85.2
Financials 82.4
3 OFG BANCORP (OFG)
Growth 85th (revenue growth year over year 28.2%).

Growth 85th (revenue growth year over year 28.2%) and capital return 84th (net share count bought back over the year 4.6, consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is trend (74th, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day).

  • Profitability75.1
  • Growth84.7
  • Financial health83.5
  • Valuation80.2
  • Capital return83.8
  • Trend74.2
Financials 79.7
4 HCI GROUP INC (HCI)
Financial health 90th (free cash flow margin 46.3%, debt to equity 0.1).

Financial health 90th (free cash flow margin 46.3%, debt to equity 0.1) and profitability 90th (operating margin 48.6%, return on equity 32.6%); weakest is capital return (49th, net share count bought back over the year -1.5, consecutive years of dividend increases 4 years).

  • Profitability90.1
  • Growth81.1
  • Financial health90.2
  • Valuation79.0
  • Capital return48.7
  • Trend63.1
Financials 77.1
5 Popular, Inc. (BPOP)
Growth 90th (3-year revenue CAGR 29.8%, revenue growth year over year 34.9%).

Growth 90th (3-year revenue CAGR 29.8%, revenue growth year over year 34.9%) and capital return 86th (net share count bought back over the year 5.6, consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is trend (68th, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control).

  • Profitability69.7
  • Growth90.1
  • Financial health73.3
  • Valuation74.3
  • Capital return86.2
  • Trend67.9
Financials 76.3
6 SIRIUSPOINT LTD (SPNT)
Capital return 99th (net share count bought back over the year 28.2).

Capital return 99th (net share count bought back over the year 28.2) and valuation 92nd (price to earnings 6, price to book 1.2); weakest is financial health (51st, free cash flow margin 8.1%, debt to equity 0.3).

  • Profitability72.6
  • Growth73.7
  • Financial health50.8
  • Valuation91.7
  • Capital return99.4
  • Trend75.7
Financials 75.7
7 BANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD & SON LTD (NTB)
Financial health 95th (debt to equity 0).

Financial health 95th (debt to equity 0) and profitability 81st (operating margin 40.5%, return on equity 20.7%); weakest is trend (64th, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control).

  • Profitability81.1
  • Growth64.2
  • Financial health94.5
  • Valuation77.0
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend63.8
Financials 75.6
9 VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS CLASS A I (VCTR)
Growth 86th (revenue growth year over year 51.5%, 3-year revenue CAGR 15.2%).

Growth 86th (revenue growth year over year 51.5%, 3-year revenue CAGR 15.2%) and trend 84th (a strong uptrend, with buyers in control); weakest is valuation (48th, price to earnings 15.9, price to book 2.9).

  • Profitability80.4
  • Growth85.7
  • Financial health77.4
  • Valuation48.0
  • Capital return63.7
  • Trend84.3
Financials 75.3
10 1ST SOURCE CORP (SRCE)
Growth 93rd (revenue growth year over year 43.2%).

Growth 93rd (revenue growth year over year 43.2%) and profitability 74th (operating margin 44.6%, return on equity 13.4%); weakest is trend (65th, a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25)).

  • Profitability73.7
  • Growth93.0
  • Financial health73.6
  • Valuation71.5
  • Capital return68.9
  • Trend65.0
Financials 75.0
15 WESBANCO INC (WSBC)
Growth 92nd (revenue growth year over year 39.4%).

Growth 92nd (revenue growth year over year 39.4%) and valuation 86th (price to book 0.9, price to earnings 10.6); weakest is capital return (41st, net share count bought back over the year -45.3, consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

  • Profitability62.1
  • Growth91.9
  • Financial health82.5
  • Valuation86.4
  • Capital return40.8
  • Trend61.4
Financials 72.5

Entered on 1 Sep 2026

HAMILTON INSURANCE GROUP LTD CLASS (HG) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: score 85.5, rank 1 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC (SLDE) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: score 82.4, rank 2 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

SIRIUSPOINT LTD (SPNT) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: score 75.7, rank 6 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

BANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD & SON LTD (NTB) — Entered 1 Sep 2026: score 75.6, rank 7 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).

Left on 1 Sep 2026

FIRST BUSEY CORP (BUSE) — Left 1 Sep 2026: score 71.1, rank 23 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

FIRST BANCORP (FBP) — Left 1 Sep 2026: score 71.6, rank 21 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (PFS) — Left 1 Sep 2026: score 69.5, rank 35 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

SouthState Corporation (SSB) — Left 1 Sep 2026: score 70.8, rank 25 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).

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