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Buffett Quality Screen

Buffett's "wonderful business" criteria, quantified into six dimensions: earnings record (20), ROE quality (25 — Fortune's double standard), low leverage (15), pricing power (15), business stability (15) and capital efficiency (10), for a 0–100 total. The entry gate is the first of Berkshire's acquisition criteria — at least $50M average pre-tax earnings over the last three fiscal years (banks and insurers excluded, as leverage is their business model; investment trusts and closed-end funds excluded, as they are portfolios rather than operating companies). Recomputed periodically from each company's last ten fiscal years; cross-listings merged by canonical ticker. Hover the score for the six-dimension breakdown; companies we cover link to their report. Filtered by score tier "Elite", market "Europe (incl. UK)", profit streak "≥7 yr": 68 match(clear filters).

# Ticker Mkt Cap Score▼ 10Y ROE Profit Streak Net Debt/Eq Gross Margin Report FY
1 AJ Bell plc AJB · LSE $2.9B
97/100 Elite
35.9%low 24.8% 10 yr+ Net cash 100% — FY2025
2 Games Workshop Group PLC GAW · LSE $8.0B
94/100 Elite
57.4%low 48.6% 10 yr+ Net cash 70% Games Workshop: An Exceptional Warhammer Compounder, Priced for Continued ExcellenceJun 26, 2026 · Hold FY2026
3 Rightmove PLC RMV · LSE $4.4B
94/100 Elite
60.0%low 60.0% 10 yr+ Net cash 100% — FY2025
4 Hermes International SCA RMS · Paris $173B
93/100 Elite
24.9%low 18.8% 10 yr+ Net cash 68% — FY2025
5 Nemetschek AG O.N. NEM · XETRA $7.2B
93/100 Elite
26.3%low 19.4% 10 yr+ 0.2× 53% — FY2025
6 Roche Holding AG ROG · SW $326B
92/100 Elite
39.6%low 26.1% 10 yr+ 0.5× 72% Roche Zen Horizon Framework Deep Dive: A Diagnostics and Pharma Giant Past the Patent Cliff, with a Fair Price and Debated GrowthJun 5, 2026 · Hold FY2025
7 Deutsche Börse AG DB1 · XETRA $51B
92/100 Elite
18.7%low 16.8% 10 yr+ Net cash 59% — FY2025
8 Kainos Group PLC KNOS · LSE $1.3B
92/100 Elite
34.4%low 25.8% 10 yr+ Net cash 48% — FY2026
9 Adyen NV ADYEN · Amsterdam $30B
91/100 Elite
23.4%low 18.3% 10 yr+ Net cash 72% — FY2025
10 MONY Group plc MONY · LSE $1.3B
91/100 Elite
37.1%low 25.9% 10 yr+ 0.1× 66% — FY2025
11 Orion Oyj B ORNBV · HE $12B
90/100 Elite
33.1%low 24.4% 10 yr+ 0.1× 60% — FY2025
12 IMI PLC IMI · LSE $8.8B
90/100 Elite
24.4%low 21.3% 10 yr+ 0.5× 45% — FY2025
13 Howden Joinery Group Plc HWDN · LSE $5.5B
90/100 Elite
32.1%low 20.5% 10 yr+ 0.3× 62% — FY2025
14 Ninety One PLC N91 · LSE $2.7B
90/100 Elite
51.3%low 21.9% 10 yr+ Net cash 64% — FY2026
15 Schindler Ps SCHP · SW $35B
89/100 Elite
21.3%low 14.1% 10 yr+ Net cash 40% — FY2025
16 Epiroc AB (publ) EPI-A · ST $32B
89/100 Elite
25.3%low 20.4% 10 yr+ 0.2× 37% — FY2025
17 Foresight Group Holdings Limited FSG · LSE $680M
89/100 Elite
41.8%low 29.8% 9 yr Net cash 91% — FY2026
18 LOréal S.A. OR · Paris $222B
88/100 Elite
16.5%low 12.3% 10 yr+ 0.1× 73% L’Oréal: Record First-Half Margins and a Broad-Based Recovery, but 30 Times Earnings Already Prices In the China and Gucci UpsideAug 5, 2026 · Hold FY2025
19 Novo Nordisk A/S NOVO-B · CO $210B
88/100 Elite
59.3%low 52.8% 10 yr+ 0.5× 84% Novo Nordisk: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 17, 2026 · Watch FY2025
20 EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG EMSN · SW $24B
88/100 Elite
29.1%low 25.1% 10 yr+ Net cash 39% — FY2025
21 Belimo Holding BEAN · SW $13B
88/100 Elite
22.5%low 17.7% 10 yr+ Net cash 44% Belimo Holding: A Premium HVAC Compounder Priced for an AI-Cooling RunwayJun 27, 2026 · Watch FY2025
22 Computacenter PLC CCC · LSE $6.1B
88/100 Elite
20.0%low 14.9% 10 yr+ Net cash 14% — FY2025
23 Rotork PLC ROR · LSE $5.0B
88/100 Elite
16.4%low 12.2% 10 yr+ Net cash 46% — FY2025
24 Atlas Copco AB Series A ATCO-A · ST $105B
87/100 Elite
30.6%low 22.5% 10 yr+ 0.2× 41% — FY2025
25 KONE Oyj KNEBV · HE $28B
87/100 Elite
31.8%low 27.3% 10 yr+ Net cash 29% — FY2025
26 Geberit AG GEBN · SW $22B
87/100 Elite
38.1%low 28.7% 10 yr+ 0.5× 69% — FY2025
27 Coloplast A/S COLO-B · CO $15B
87/100 Elite
48.7%low 22.6% 10 yr+ 1.3× 68% — FY2025
28 Sage Group PLC SGE · LSE $11B
87/100 Elite
24.2%low 15.0% 10 yr+ 1.7× 89% — FY2025
29 Plus500 Ltd PLUS · LSE $3.3B
87/100 Elite
52.0%low 38.8% 10 yr+ Net cash 100% — FY2025
30 Givaudan SA GIVN · SW $38B
86/100 Elite
20.9%low 17.9% 10 yr+ 0.8× 42% Givaudan SA (GIVN.SW) Zen Horizon Research ReportJun 8, 2026 · Watch FY2025
31 BE Semiconductor Industries NV BESI · Amsterdam $24B
86/100 Elite
35.2%low 19.0% 10 yr+ Net cash 59% In-Depth Value Analysis of Besi, a Back-End Advanced Packaging Equipment LeaderJun 4, 2026 · Watch FY2025
32 Indutrade AB INDT · ST $9.3B
86/100 Elite
19.6%low 15.0% 10 yr+ 0.4× 34% — FY2025
33 RS GROUP PLC RS1 · LSE $4.3B
86/100 Elite
19.3%low 11.3% 10 yr+ 0.2× 43% — FY2026
34 Industria de Diseno Textil SA ITX · MC $183B
85/100 Elite
23.9%low 7.6% 10 yr+ Net cash 56% — FY2026
35 Halma PLC HLMA · LSE $17B
85/100 Elite
16.7%low 14.7% 10 yr+ 0.4× 49% — FY2026
36 Wolters Kluwer N.V. WKL · Amsterdam $16B
85/100 Elite
39.3%low 18.7% 10 yr+ 5.3× 70% — FY2025
37 Logitech International S.A. LOGN · SW $15B
85/100 Elite
26.9%low 16.1% 10 yr+ Net cash 40% — FY2026
38 IG Group Holdings PLC IGG · LSE $6.1B
85/100 Elite
22.8%low 16.3% 10 yr+ Net cash 90% — FY2025
39 IntegraFin Holdings plc IHP · LSE $1.6B
85/100 Elite
28.1%low 22.8% 10 yr+ Net cash 93% — FY2025
40 Relx PLC REL · LSE $58B
84/100 Elite
54.4%low 43.3% 10 yr+ 3.0× 65% — FY2025
41 Diageo PLC DGE · LSE $46B
84/100 Elite
34.7%low 20.8% 10 yr+ 2.0× 61% Diageo: Cyclical Trough and Structural Erosion Are Both Real, and at 16.435 Pounds the Discount Is Not Yet Wide EnoughJul 31, 2026 · Hold FY2025
42 Legrand SA LR · Paris $37B
84/100 Elite
16.0%low 13.9% 10 yr+ 0.6× 52% — FY2025
43 Sonova H Ag SOON · SW $17B
84/100 Elite
21.5%low 16.3% 10 yr+ 0.4× 71% — FY2026
44 Euronext N.V. ENX · Paris $16B
84/100 Elite
21.4%low 11.2% 10 yr+ 0.4× 76% — FY2025
45 Elisa Oyj ELISA · HE $6.1B
84/100 Elite
28.4%low 26.4% 10 yr+ 1.2× 62% — FY2025
46 Fuchs Petrolub SE Preference Shares FPE3 · XETRA $5.7B
84/100 Elite
16.6%low 13.9% 10 yr+ Net cash 34% — FY2025
47 LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton MC · Paris $253B
83/100 Elite
19.2%low 12.1% 10 yr+ 0.3× 67% — FY2025
48 Unilever PLC ULVR · LSE $130B
83/100 Elite
39.4%low 28.7% 10 yr+ 1.6× 43% Unilever: Q2 Volume Grew 5.5%, the Strongest Quarter in More Than a Decade, but 47.43 Pounds Leaves No Margin of SafetyAug 3, 2026 · Hold FY2025
49 Ferguson Plc FERG · LSE $43B
83/100 Elite
30.0%low 22.0% 10 yr+ 0.9× 30% — FY2025
50 Dassault Systemes SE DSY · Paris $28B
83/100 Elite
12.4%low 9.7% 10 yr+ Net cash 84% Dassault Systèmes: A Zen Horizon Framework Deep-Dive Research ReportJun 4, 2026 · Watch FY2025
51 Morgan Sindall Group PLC MGNS · LSE $2.6B
83/100 Elite
17.5%low 10.8% 10 yr+ Net cash 11% — FY2025
52 BAE Systems plc BA · LSE $78B
82/100 Elite
20.8%low 14.2% 10 yr+ 0.5× 41% BAE Systems: The Portfolio Moat Is Genuine, but at 20.27 GBP the Rerating Has Already Outrun Earnings GrowthJul 30, 2026 · Hold FY2025
53 Experian PLC EXPN · LSE $31B
82/100 Elite
27.3%low 20.1% 10 yr+ 0.9× 42% — FY2026
54 Knorr-Bremse AG KBX · XETRA $18B
81/100 Elite
25.5%low 14.6% 10 yr+ 0.4× 49% — FY2025
55 Demant A/S DEMANT · CO $9.2B
81/100 Elite
21.9%low 13.6% 10 yr+ 2.3× 74% — FY2025
56 Andritz AG ANDR · VI $8.6B
81/100 Elite
19.2%low 10.6% 10 yr+ — 49% — FY2025
57 Spirax Group plc SPX · LSE $6.5B
81/100 Elite
20.6%low 13.4% 10 yr+ 0.5× 50% — FY2025
58 Temenos Group AG TEMN · SW $5.7B
81/100 Elite
36.0%low 19.7% 10 yr+ 1.2× 70% — FY2025
59 Royal Unibrew A/S RBREW · CO $3.6B
81/100 Elite
29.8%low 19.1% 10 yr+ 0.9× 48% — FY2025
60 Nestle S.A. NESN · SW $265B
80/100 Elite
23.7%low 11.7% 10 yr+ 1.6× 48% — FY2025
61 Sika AG SIKA · SW $37B
80/100 Elite
22.8%low 15.7% 10 yr+ 0.7× 45% Sika AG: Quality Compounder in a Cyclical Air PocketJun 27, 2026 · Hold FY2025
62 Straumann Holding AG STMN · SW $20B
80/100 Elite
21.3%low 7.6% 10 yr+ 0.1× 74% Straumann Holding AG: Dental Platform Leader at a Demanding PriceJun 27, 2026 · Hold FY2025
63 Evolution AB (publ) EVO · ST $15B
80/100 Elite
34.7%low 10.4% 10 yr+ Net cash 100% — FY2025
64 Schroders PLC SDR · LSE $12B
80/100 Elite
12.9%low 9.2% 10 yr+ Net cash 77% — FY2025
65 Dino Polska SA DNP · WAR $8.6B
80/100 Elite
24.2%low 18.0% 10 yr+ Net cash 24% — FY2025
66 Edenred SA EDEN · Paris $7.3B
80/100 Elite
60.0%‡low 60.0% 10 yr+ — 48% — FY2025
67 Auto Trader Group plc AUTO · LSE $5.2B
80/100 Elite
51.1%low 27.9% 10 yr+ 0.5× 91% — FY2026
68 Domino’s Pizza Group PLC DOM · LSE $988M
80/100 Elite
40.7%‡low 23.4% 10 yr+ — 45% — FY2025

Data and methodology: the six dimensions quantify Berkshire's published acquisition criteria and Buffett's shareholder letters (1981/1987/1991/2007 among others). Qualitative tests in the originals (e.g. "simple, understandable business", "management in place") are out of scope, and price ("available at a fair price") is covered by each report's valuation range instead. Financials come from company annual reports (via EODHD); ratios are computed in reporting currency, the USD gate via static FX. "‡" marks companies whose equity is persistently negative or tiny (ROE falls back to ROCE); "†" marks missing gross profit (operating margin used). Investment trusts and closed-end funds are excluded on two tests — name and financial shape (operating margins beyond what an operating company can achieve); REITs and operating asset managers are unaffected. This is a quantitative first pass, not investment advice. When citing this data, please credit Zen Horizon (zh.app). See our methodology for the scoring process.