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Scored US large caps on business quality with valuation excluded. Two names near the top are down almost 60% from their highs.

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Aug 21, 2026 · 10:17

Sharing the current results of our quality algorithm. It scores each stock twice, once against absolute thresholds and once against its sector peers, then blends the two 70:30 into the overall score.

Both sides are built from the same eight things, working down from the income statement to the balance sheet: growth, per-share trends, margins, asset efficiency, returns on capital, how much profit converts to cash, liquidity, and leverage and interest cover. Valuation and dividend metrics are not included. See [the previous post for more details](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValueInvesting/comments/1p66zqm/10_essential_questions_every_investor_should_ask/).

Results are from US large caps excluding materials, utilities and consumer cyclicals. Some interesting names in there. Both APP and ADBE are down around 60% for different reasons, but they're on the list, so the market and the fundamentals aren't agreeing for them. PLTR will surprise a few as it is quite expensive, but the algo did not consider valuation.

What do you think of the selections? Which ones do you own? Which ones do you not like?

It is not a buy list - it is a shortlist for further investigation.
Not investment advice. DYOR.
The author and Stockoscope may hold positions in some of the names.

|\#|Ticker|Company|Score /10|Absolute|Peer|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|1|APP|AppLovin|8.6|4.4|4.3|
|2|TPL|Texas Pacific Land|8.5|4.5|3.9|
|3|NVDA|NVIDIA|8.4|4.3|4.3|
|4|EXEL|Exelixis|8.3|4.1|4.6|
|5|ADBE|Adobe|8.3|4.4|3.9|
|6|META|Meta Platforms|8.2|4.3|3.9|
|7|GOOGL|Alphabet|8.0|4.2|4.0|
|8|PAYC|Paycom Software|8.0|4.1|4.2|
|9|PLTR|Palantir Technologies|8.0|4.0|4.4|
|10|EOG|EOG Resources|7.9|4.1|4.0|
|11|MSFT|Microsoft|7.8|4.2|3.7|
|12|MA|Mastercard|7.8|4.1|3.9|
|13|TW|Tradeweb Markets|7.7|3.9|4.1|
|14|MEDP|Medpace Holdings|7.7|4.0|4.0|
|15|ANET|Arista Networks|7.7|4.1|3.7|