Long-term Top 10 — Industrials · 19 Aug 2026 →
Long-term Top 10 — Industrials — what changed on 18 Aug 2026
A dated record of one session: what entered or left, what moved inside the ten and by how much, who is closest to the boundary, and how the list did against its benchmark. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
The long-term 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 1.
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Membership changes on 18 Aug 2026
Entered
- ARGAN INC (AGX) (rank 0 → 2)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 67.9. - Emcor (EME) (rank 0 → 7)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 63.9. - ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE) (rank 0 → 4)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 65.4. - Comfort Systems USA (FIX) (rank 0 → 1)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 70.0. - Howmet Aerospace (HWM) (rank 0 → 9)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 63.5. - Mueller Industries (MLI) (rank 0 → 10)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 62.7. - nVent Electric (NVT) (rank 0 → 8)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 63.8. - Paychex (PAYX) (rank 0 → 3)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 66.1. - POWELL INDUSTRIES INC (POWL) (rank 0 → 5)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 64.9. - WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS) (rank 0 → 6)
Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 64.0.
Inside the ten
This is the first session on record for this list, so there is nothing yet to compare against.
| Company | Rank | Score | Pillar that moved most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Systems USA (FIX) | 1 | 70.0 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| ARGAN INC (AGX) | 2 | 67.9 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| Paychex (PAYX) | 3 | 66.1 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE) | 4 | 65.4 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| POWELL INDUSTRIES INC (POWL) | 5 | 64.9 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS) | 6 | 64.0 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| Emcor (EME) | 7 | 63.9 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| nVent Electric (NVT) | 8 | 63.8 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| Howmet Aerospace (HWM) | 9 | 63.5 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| Mueller Industries (MLI) | 10 | 62.7 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
At the edge
Knocking
- KENNAMETAL INC (KMT) 0.7 below the lowest member
- INNODATA INC (INOD) 0.8 below the lowest member
Closest to the exit
- nVent Electric (NVT) 3.6 above the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 3.3 above the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- Mueller Industries (MLI) 2.5 above the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
Ranked against 197 eligible Industrials companies on this session. A company at the edge is a company near a boundary, not a prediction that it will cross one.
Against the benchmark
Tracked since 2026-08-18 — the first session has not closed yet, so there is no return to report.
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