What are the best quality stocks in 2026?

Based on AI conviction analysis, the top best quality stocks include FOX, CDNS, AIZ, SPG, RIGL. Each stock is scored on quality, fair value, and risk-reward asymmetry.

How are best quality stocks ranked?

Stocks are ranked by AI conviction score (1-10) using fundamental analysis: DCF valuation, earnings quality, Monte Carlo scenarios, and risk-reward asymmetry. Each stock also receives a quality grade (A-F) and a rating from Strong Buy to Avoid.

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Best Quality Stocks

The highest-quality companies in our coverage, graded A on balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, and durability. Ranked by AI conviction score.

183 stocks

#	Ticker	Company	Rating	Convex Score	Fair Value	Upside	Quality
1	FOX	Fox Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$113	+100.0%	A	View
2	CDNS	Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$248	-25.4%	A	View
3	AIZ	Assurant, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$245	-14.8%	A	View
4	SPG	Simon Property Group, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$255	+15.7%	A	View
5	RIGL	Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$55	+31.9%	A	View
6	AFL	Aflac Incorporated	Score A	10/10	$119	-2.2%	A	View
7	AOS	A. O. Smith Corporation	Score B	10/10	$70	+11.4%	A	View
8	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Score A	10/10	$282	+7.7%	A	View
9	MNST	Monster Beverage Corporation	Score A	10/10	$79	-13.3%	A	View
10	AJG	Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	Score A+	10/10	$302	+19.7%	A	View
11	ALLE	Allegion plc	Score A+	10/10	$217	+30.8%	A	View
12	EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$204	+13.9%	A	View
13	ADSK	Autodesk, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$378	+47.6%	A	View
14	AON	Aon plc	Score A	10/10	$290	-18.9%	A	View
15	PYPL	PayPal Holdings, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$99	+67.8%	A	View
16	SPGI	S&P Global Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$713	+73.5%	A	View
17	AME	AMETEK, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$229	-9.4%	A	View
18	BKNG	Booking Holdings Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$339	+59.1%	A	View
19	CBOE	Cboe Global Markets, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$402	+41.1%	A	View
20	AXP	American Express Company	Score B	10/10	$226	-33.3%	A	View
21	INFY	Infosys Limited	Score A	10/10	$17	+32.2%	A	View
22	SPOT	Spotify Technology S.A.	Score B	10/10	$454	-11.4%	A	View
23	ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$328	+19.8%	A	View
24	KLAC	KLA Corporation	Score B	10/10	$139	-27.9%	A	View
25	CB	Chubb Limited	Score A	10/10	$355	+1.3%	A	View
26	GRMN	Garmin Ltd.	Score A	10/10	$303	-3.2%	A	View
27	BLK	BlackRock, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$804	-28.9%	A	View
28	APH	Amphenol Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$200	+19.0%	A	View
29	LRCX	Lam Research Corporation	Score B	10/10	$222	-28.7%	A	View
30	CINF	Cincinnati Financial Corporation	Score B	10/10	$241	+38.4%	A	View
31	CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	Score A+	10/10	$111	+19.1%	A	View
32	CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$162	+9.5%	A	View
33	FICO	Fair Isaac Corporation	Score A	10/10	$1,275	+21.5%	A	View
34	CPRT	Copart, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$30	+0.4%	A	View
35	TJX	The TJX Companies, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$170	+7.2%	A	View
36	DFS	Discover Financial Services	Score A+	10/10	$338	+68.9%	A	View
37	OTIS	Otis Worldwide Corporation	Score A	10/10	$95	+30.0%	A	View
38	CMG	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$44	+38.4%	A	View
39	EBAY	eBay Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$165	+53.5%	A	View
40	DXCM	DexCom, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$103	+17.9%	A	View
41	COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Score B	10/10	$561	-41.1%	A	View
42	TRV	The Travelers Companies, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$420	+9.4%	A	View
43	FTNT	Fortinet, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$80	-51.5%	A	View
44	FOXA	Fox Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$115	+81.4%	A	View
45	MET	MetLife, Inc.	Score C	10/10	$76	-21.2%	A	View
46	EXPE	Expedia Group, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$536	+70.8%	A	View
47	BK	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$222	+56.3%	A	View
48	GL	Globe Life Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$236	+28.9%	A	View
49	GDDY	GoDaddy Inc.	Score A	10/10	$117	+27.5%	A	View
50	GD	General Dynamics Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$570	+43.9%	A	View
51	EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	Score C	10/10	$71	-22.5%	A	View
52	EOG	EOG Resources, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$165	+15.9%	A	View
53	HD	The Home Depot, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$449	+28.0%	A	View
54	FFIV	F5, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$382	-6.9%	A	View
55	GOOG	Alphabet Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$410	+16.0%	A	View
56	GWW	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$1,295	-0.2%	A	View
57	HWM	Howmet Aerospace Inc.	Score B	10/10	$187	-34.2%	A	View
58	IDXX	IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$494	-17.0%	A	View
59	INVH	Invitation Homes Inc.	Score A	10/10	$31	+2.5%	A	View
60	MCO	Moody's Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$733	+53.3%	A	View
61	ANET	Arista Networks, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$165	-14.1%	A	View
62	LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	Score A+	10/10	$1,424	+15.6%	A	View
63	ASML	ASML Holding N.V.	Score A	10/10	$1,419	-18.2%	A	View
64	ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$303	-30.4%	A	View
65	ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$353	+19.7%	A	View
66	MO	Altria Group, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$72	+9.1%	A	View
67	LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$749	+24.2%	A	View
68	CF	CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$156	+28.4%	A	View
69	BF.B	Brown-Forman Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$36	+26.5%	A	View
70	SCHW	The Charles Schwab Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$130	+20.5%	A	View
71	IT	Gartner, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$311	+60.9%	A	View
72	MKTX	MarketAxess Holdings Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$216	+32.9%	A	View
73	L	Loews Corporation	Score A	10/10	$103	-9.9%	A	View
74	LDOS	Leidos Holdings, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$183	+31.6%	A	View
75	JBL	Jabil Inc.	Score A	10/10	$338	+0.4%	A	View
76	LOW	Lowe's Companies, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$239	+9.4%	A	View
77	LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp.	Score A+	10/10	$70	+54.7%	A	View
78	MSI	Motorola Solutions, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$665	+42.1%	A	View
79	MPWR	Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$870	-37.0%	A	View
80	ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$148	-30.4%	A	View
81	MPC	Marathon Petroleum Corporation	Score A	10/10	$348	+8.8%	A	View
82	ROST	Ross Stores, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$323	+26.6%	A	View
83	ROL	Rollins, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$49	+30.6%	A	View
84	PHM	PulteGroup, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$122	-8.1%	A	View
85	QCOM	QUALCOMM Incorporated	Score A+	10/10	$218	+30.0%	A	View
86	OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$68	+16.2%	A	View
87	FDS	FactSet Research Systems Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$384	+35.1%	A	View
88	ORLY	O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$101	+9.7%	A	View
89	PPG	PPG Industries, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$137	+18.5%	A	View
90	POOL	Pool Corporation	Score A	10/10	$257	+28.7%	A	View
91	PODD	Insulet Corp.	Score A+	10/10	$283	+98.0%	A	View
92	PFG	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$119	+4.9%	A	View
93	PAYC	Paycom Software, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$322	+50.9%	A	View
94	RL	Ralph Lauren Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$609	+49.6%	A	View
95	PSX	Phillips 66	Score C	10/10	$172	-20.0%	A	View
96	PH	Parker-Hannifin Corporation	Score B	10/10	$797	-25.8%	A	View
97	REGN	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$1,171	+44.9%	A	View
98	PM	Philip Morris International Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$225	+20.9%	A	View
99	PNR	Pentair plc	Score A	10/10	$87	+30.0%	A	View
100	STX	Seagate Technology Holdings plc	Score A	10/10	$829	+3.4%	A	View
101	TEL	TE Connectivity plc	Score A	10/10	$279	+30.0%	A	View
102	SNA	Snap-on Incorporated	Score A+	10/10	$483	+17.5%	A	View
103	VRTX	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Score A	10/10	$448	-14.5%	A	View
104	TT	Trane Technologies plc	Score A	10/10	$489	+2.5%	A	View
105	ZTS	Zoetis Inc.	Score A	10/10	$112	+50.0%	A	View
106	VRSN	VeriSign, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$420	+43.2%	A	View
107	META	Meta Platforms, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$1,068	+79.6%	A	View
108	WTW	Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company	Score B	10/10	$257	-25.2%	A	View
109	VLTO	Veralto Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$121	+24.4%	A	View
110	VLO	Valero Energy Corporation	Score A	10/10	$274	-12.9%	A	View
111	ULTA	Ulta Beauty, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$916	+66.9%	A	View
112	NVO	Novo Nordisk A/S	Score B	10/10	$77	+60.7%	A	View
113	UL	Unilever PLC	Score A+	10/10	$82	+30.0%	A	View
114	NVS	Novartis AG	Score A+	10/10	$295	+88.0%	A	View
115	GSK	GSK plc	Score A+	10/10	$68	+30.0%	A	View
116	WU	The Western Union Company	Score A	10/10	$11	+49.9%	A	View
117	SKHY	SK hynix Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$258	+90.5%	A	View
118	OKTA	Okta, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$133	-10.3%	A	View
119	DLO	Dlocal Limited	Score A+	10/10	$38	+165.0%	A	View
120	MSCI	MSCI Inc.	Score A	10/10	$750	+33.2%	A	View
121	NDAQ	Nasdaq, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$114	+19.5%	A	View
122	BACKUSI1	UNION DE CERVECERIAS PERUANAS BACKUS Y JOHNSTON S.A.A.	Score A+	10/10	$43	+62.6%	A	View
123	NTAP	NetApp, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$248	+30.9%	A	View
124	DOCS	Doximity, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$41	+49.1%	A	View
125	ALNY	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$330	+52.0%	A	View
126	CW	Curtiss-Wright Corporation	Score A	10/10	$607	-12.6%	A	View
127	HEI	HEICO Corporation	Score C	10/10	$290	-20.3%	A	View
128	APP	AppLovin Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$633	+82.6%	A	View
129	HOOD	Robinhood Markets, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$102	+8.4%	A	View
130	SEZL	Sezzle Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$239	+102.6%	A	View
131	RELY	Remitly Global, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$55	+138.9%	A	View
132	CME	CME Group Inc.	Score A	10/10	$389	+47.4%	A	View
133	TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	Score A	10/10	$456	+8.9%	A	View
134	ISRG	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	Score C	10/10	$305	-22.5%	A	View
135	MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$737	+45.7%	A	View
136	DECK	Deckers Outdoor Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$183	+87.8%	A	View
137	RMD	ResMed Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$360	+63.7%	A	View
138	WDC	Western Digital Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$702	+60.7%	A	View
139	PTC	PTC Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$231	+52.6%	A	View
140	AVGO	Broadcom Inc.	Score A	10/10	$375	-11.2%	A	View
141	ICE	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$198	+31.3%	A	View
142	ARM	Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares	Score B	10/10	$116	-56.9%	A	View
143	DAVE	Dave Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$606	+97.3%	A	View
144	NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	Score A	10/10	$203	-6.5%	A	View
145	MA	Mastercard Incorporated	Score A+	10/10	$879	+56.0%	A	View
146	LULU	Lululemon Athletica Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$230	+79.8%	A	View
147	NTRS	Northern Trust Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$448	+138.6%	A	View
148	V	Visa Inc.	Score B	10/10	$508	+40.6%	A	View
149	NFLX	Netflix, Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$123	+61.5%	A	View
150	VTR	Ventas, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$52	-43.9%	A	View
151	BX	Blackstone Inc.	Score A+	9/10	$183	+28.8%	A	View
152	DPZ	Domino's Pizza, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$331	-4.9%	A	View
153	ALAB	Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock	Score B	9/10	$182	-42.7%	A	View
154	PLTR	Palantir Technologies Inc.	Score B	9/10	$75	-57.1%	A	View
155	CTAS	Cintas Corporation	Score A	9/10	$190	-6.4%	A	View
156	EQIX	Equinix, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$504	-51.7%	A	View
157	PANW	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$160	-56.0%	A	View
158	TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated	Score B	9/10	$200	-28.8%	A	View
159	WRB	W. R. Berkley Corporation	Score B	9/10	$75	+6.1%	A	View
160	VICI	VICI Properties Inc.	Score B	9/10	$41	+55.6%	A	View
161	WST	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$220	-37.6%	A	View
162	MAIN	Main Street Capital Corporation	Score A	9/10	$65	+10.4%	A	View
163	MTD	Mettler-Toledo International Inc.	Score B	9/10	$1,209	-15.3%	A	View
164	COIN	Coinbase Global, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$159	+7.3%	A	View
165	BRO	Brown & Brown, Inc.	Score B	8/10	$46	-35.6%	A	View
166	FAST	Fastenal Company	Score B	8/10	$35	-33.2%	A	View
167	UDR	UDR, Inc.	Score A	8/10	$43	+14.4%	A	View
168	TROW	T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	Score B	8/10	$109	-4.5%	A	View
169	ORYGENC1	ORYGEN PERU S.A.A.	Score A+	8/10	$4	+26.0%	A	View
170	BRK.B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	Score B	7/10	$315	-40.5%	A	View
171	MAS	Masco Corporation	Score B	7/10	$78	+3.8%	A	View
172	MMC	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	Score B	7/10	$192	+4.9%	A	View
173	DDOG	Datadog, Inc.	Score B	7/10	$134	-48.5%	A	View
174	ESS	Essex Property Trust, Inc.	Score A	7/10	$279	-1.4%	A	View
175	MINSURI1	MINSUR S.A.	Score A	7/10	$8	+11.1%	A	View
176	AMAT	Applied Materials, Inc.	Score B	7/10	$306	-41.4%	A	View
177	BBSE3.SA	BB Seguridade Participações S.A.	Score B	4/10	$57	+50.0%	A	View
178	WIZC3.SA	Wiz Co Participações e Corretagem de Seguros S.A.	Score B	4/10	$12	+50.0%	A	View
179	MTCH	Match Group, Inc.	Score B	4/10	$47	+26.7%	A	View
180	AAPL	Apple Inc.	Score B	4/10	$159	-48.5%	A	View
181	TER	Teradyne, Inc.	Score B	4/10	$183	-50.0%	A	View
182	NTRA	Natera, Inc.	Score B (Speculative)	4/10	$352	+10.5%	A	View
183	FTK	Flotek Industries, Inc.	Score D	3/10	$4	-88.3%	A	View

Methodology

Stocks are selected using our 8-step AI conviction framework, which evaluates quality, fair value (PEG, FCF DCF, EV/EBITDA), scenario modeling, and risk/reward asymmetry. The list is updated regularly as new analyses are processed.