Top 10 / Top 10 — Information Technology
Top 10 — Information Technology
The 10 highest scores among covered Information Technology companies, rebalanced on the first trading day of each month.
Tracked against the market equal weight · dividends included
SPY is the S&P 500 ETF — the US large-cap market average.
Top 10SPY (dashed)rebalance
+3.1% since 18 Aug 2026, against +1.1% for SPY: 2.0 percentage points ahead of the market.
Both lines include dividends: each payout is reinvested in the company that paid it, and SPY's payouts are reinvested the same way.
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The 10 members
| # | Company | Why it is here | Score | Pillars | Sector rank | Price | Since entry | In the list since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia (NVDA) | Growth 99th (3-year revenue CAGR 100%, revenue growth year over year 70.7%).Growth 99th (3-year revenue CAGR 100%, revenue growth year over year 70.7%) and profitability 98th (operating margin 60.4%, return on equity 76.3%); weakest is valuation (32nd, price to book 24.3, price to earnings 35.3).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 1 | 230.48 8 Oct 2026 | +4.9% | 18 Aug 2026 | |
| 2 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) | Profitability 90th (operating margin 45.7%, return on equity 27%).Profitability 90th (operating margin 45.7%, return on equity 27%) and trend 88th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day); weakest is valuation (46th, price to book 7.3, price to earnings 27.9). 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.
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 2 | 457.99 8 Oct 2026 | +10.6% | 1 Sep 2026 | |
| 3 | Sandisk (SNDK) | Growth 98th (revenue growth year over year 175.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 49.3%).Growth 98th (revenue growth year over year 175.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 49.3%) and profitability 98th (operating margin 61.2%, return on equity 72.7%); weakest is capital return (15th, net share count bought back over the year -6.9, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 3 | 1609.46 8 Oct 2026 | +4.7% | 1 Sep 2026 | |
| 4 | Arista Networks (ANET) | Financial health 95th (free cash flow margin 47.2%, debt to equity 0).Financial health 95th (free cash flow margin 47.2%, debt to equity 0) and profitability 91st (operating margin 42.8%, return on equity 28.4%); weakest is valuation (17th, price to book 18, price to earnings 66.5).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 4 | 210.97 8 Oct 2026 | +11.5% | 1 Sep 2026 | |
| 5 | Microsoft (MSFT) | Profitability 92nd (operating margin 46.8%, return on equity 30.2%).Profitability 92nd (operating margin 46.8%, return on equity 30.2%) and growth 75th (3-year revenue CAGR 16.1%, revenue growth year over year 17.8%); weakest is valuation (43rd, price to book 8.8, price to earnings 29.1).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 5 | 522.61 8 Oct 2026 | +8.5% | 18 Aug 2026 | |
| 6 | QUALYS INC (QLYS)NEW | Financial health 95th (free cash flow margin 45.5%, debt to equity 0).Financial health 95th (free cash flow margin 45.5%, debt to equity 0) and profitability 91st (operating margin 33.2%, return on equity 35.3%); weakest is valuation (37th, price to book 11.9, price to earnings 33.6).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 8 | 193.86 8 Oct 2026 | +3.4% | 1 Oct 2026 | |
| 7 | ASML Holding (ASML) | Profitability 93rd (return on equity 49%, operating margin 34.6%).Profitability 93rd (return on equity 49%, operating margin 34.6%) and financial health 85th (free cash flow margin 33.9%, debt to equity 0.1); weakest is valuation (22nd, price to book 14.5, price to earnings 57.5).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 9 | 1769.79 8 Oct 2026 | −1.8% | 18 Aug 2026 | |
| 8 | Ubiquiti (UI) | Profitability 95th (return on equity 66.7%, operating margin 36.2%).Profitability 95th (return on equity 66.7%, operating margin 36.2%) and financial health 91st (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 27.8%); weakest is valuation (28th, price to book 27, price to earnings 41.3).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 13 | 641.80 8 Oct 2026 | +10.1% | 18 Aug 2026 | |
| 9 | FRESHWORKS INC CLASS A (FRSH)NEW | Financial health 91st (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 28.2%).Financial health 91st (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 28.2%) and trend 77th (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is profitability (45th, operating margin 1.6%, return on equity 17.8%).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 14 | 13.64 8 Oct 2026 | +3.7% | 1 Oct 2026 | |
| 10 | LIVERAMP HOLDINGS INC (RAMP)NEW | Financial health 86th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 20.5%).Financial health 86th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 20.5%) and trend 77th (it is 1.7% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is capital return (42nd, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years, net share count bought back over the year 1.6).
Pillar percentiles |
PGHVCT | 17 | 37.57 8 Oct 2026 | −0.3% | 1 Oct 2026 |
Changes at the 1 Oct 2026 rebalance
Entered
FRESHWORKS INC CLASS A (FRSH) — Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 67.1, rank 11 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
QUALYS INC (QLYS) — Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 70.7, rank 9 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
LIVERAMP HOLDINGS INC (RAMP) — Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 67.0, rank 12 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Left
Gen Digital (GEN) — Left 1 Oct 2026: score 63.1, rank 28 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
Micron Technology (MU) — Left 1 Oct 2026: score 62.2, rank 34 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
Skipped by the 4-per-sector cap
Amphenol (APH) — Not selected 1 Oct 2026 despite rank 7: it moves too closely with companies this list already holds (TSM, ASML, ANET, SNDK, NVDA), 0.44 against a cap of 0.31.
Lam Research (LRCX) — Not selected 1 Oct 2026 despite rank 10: it moves too closely with companies this list already holds (ASML, SNDK, TSM, ANET, NVDA), 0.51 against a cap of 0.31.
Western Digital (WDC) — Not selected 1 Oct 2026 despite rank 4: it swings more than nine tenths of the field (5.65% a day against 4.99%), and 73.80 does not clear the 74.40 a high-volatility name needs.
3 of 10 changed at this rebalance. Average 5.7 of 10 per rebalance.
How the score is built
The Top 10 score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced on the first trading day of each month. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4. Full method → What is the top 10 score? →
Questions
How is the score built?
The Top 10 score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced on the first trading day of each month. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
How often does this list change?
Members are rebalanced on the first trading day of each month. Scores are recomputed nightly, but membership only changes at a scheduled rebalance, or immediately if a company stops being eligible. A member is held while it stays inside the top 15, so a small move in rank does not force a change.
What score does a company need to be in this list?
The cutoff today is 68.9 across 203 ranked Information Technology companies. #11 (VRSN) is 0.6 below it. A member leaves only if it falls past #15 — 67.0 today.
Why did GEN leave the list?
Left 1 Oct 2026: score 63.1, rank 28 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, 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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