Long-term 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	Sector	Score
1	Garmin (GRMN) 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). Profitability72.3 Growth78.1 Financial health86.9 Valuation24.6 Shareholder return70.8 Long-term trend66.9	Consumer Discretionary	67.3
2	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) 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 shareholder return (12th, consecutive years of dividend increases 1 year). Profitability75.2 Growth79.0 Financial health72.4 Valuation47.3 Shareholder return11.5 Long-term trend65.8	Consumer Discretionary	63.1
3	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP (PRDO) 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 shareholder return (28th, consecutive years of dividend increases 3 years). Profitability65.4 Growth70.0 Financial health89.0 Valuation72.4 Shareholder return27.6 Long-term trend44.8	Consumer Discretionary	63.0
4	Gentex (GNTX) Financial health 83rd (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 18.9%) and shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is long-term trend (35th, a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25)). Profitability57.4 Growth67.5 Financial health83.4 Valuation70.2 Shareholder return70.8 Long-term trend34.6	Consumer Discretionary	62.0
5	Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) Shareholder 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). Profitability64.8 Growth70.1 Financial health54.6 Valuation26.5 Shareholder return70.8 Long-term trend56.6	Consumer Discretionary	57.5
6	Five Below (FIVE) Growth 87th (revenue growth year over year 25.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 15.7%) and long-term trend 76th (a strong uptrend, with buyers in control); weakest is shareholder return (2nd, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years). Profitability50.9 Growth87.0 Financial health69.2 Valuation23.8 Shareholder return2.3 Long-term trend76.1	Consumer Discretionary	57.0
7	H&R Block (HRB) Profitability 84th (return on equity 336.8%, operating margin 23.1%) and shareholder 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%). Profitability83.7 Growth38.0 Financial health38.5 Valuation46.9 Shareholder return70.8 Long-term trend61.5	Consumer Discretionary	56.5
8	ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH CLASS A (ANF) 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 shareholder return (2nd, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years). Profitability62.7 Growth59.2 Financial health64.2 Valuation64.2 Shareholder return2.3 Long-term trend59.7	Consumer Discretionary	55.8
9	SharkNinja (SN) Growth 85th (3-year revenue CAGR 19.8%, revenue growth year over year 17.5%) and long-term trend 70th (a strong uptrend, with buyers in control); weakest is shareholder return (12th, consecutive years of dividend increases 1 year). Profitability59.1 Growth85.0 Financial health62.3 Valuation16.8 Shareholder return11.5 Long-term trend69.5	Consumer Discretionary	55.7
10	Ross Stores (ROST) Shareholder 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). Profitability62.2 Growth64.9 Financial health65.3 Valuation14.9 Shareholder return70.8 Long-term trend54.5	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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