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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 "Weak", market "US", Has report: 56 match(clear filters).

# Ticker Mkt Cap Score▼ 10Y ROE Profit Streak Net Debt/Eq Gross Margin Report FY
1 Applovin Corp APP · US $133B
49/100 Weak
28.0%low -10.1% 3 yr 0.5× 75% AppLovin Corporation In-Depth Value Investment ResearchMay 21, 2026 · Watch FY2025
2 Valero Energy Corporation VLO · US $90B
49/100 Weak
15.3%low -7.6% 5 yr 0.3× 5% Valero Energy Corporation: A Long-Term Value Investing StudyMay 26, 2026 · Watch FY2025
3 Qiagen NV QGEN · US $7.5B
49/100 Weak
7.4%low -1.6% 6 yr 0.1× 63% QIAGEN: Sticky Workflow Economics With Takeover Optionality Already in the PriceJul 17, 2026 · Hold FY2025
4 Linde plc Ordinary Shares LIN · US $221B
48/100 Weak
13.9%low 4.7% 10 yr+ 0.6× 32% In-Depth Value Investment Analysis of Linde plcMay 22, 2026 · Watch FY2025
5 nVent Electric PLC NVT · US $25B
48/100 Weak
10.5%low -2.0% 5 yr 0.4× 39% nVent Electric (NVT) Zen Horizon Research ReportJun 8, 2026 · Hold FY2025
6 UDR Inc UDR · US $14B
48/100 Weak
5.2%low 1.6% 10 yr+ 1.9× 23% UDR Deep Value Investment ResearchMay 30, 2026 · Watch FY2025
7 On Holding Ltd ONON · US $13B
48/100 Weak
1.3%low -20.1% 4 yr Net cash 58% On Holding: Premium Growth, Priced for PerfectionJun 17, 2026 · Hold FY2025
8 MercadoLibre Inc. MELI · US $95B
47/100 Weak
15.4%low -10.9% 5 yr 0.8× 49% MercadoLibre: An Investment Analysis Through the Lens of a Long-Term Business OwnerMay 22, 2026 · Watch FY2025
9 Expedia Group Inc. EXPE · US $35B
47/100 Weak
11.9%low -103.2% 5 yr Net cash 83% Expedia Group Deep Value Investment AnalysisMay 29, 2026 · Watch FY2025
10 TransUnion TRU · US $15B
47/100 Weak
13.2%low -5.1% 2 yr 1.0× 64% TransUnion: Strip Out the Zero-Margin FICO Royalty and the 12% to 13% Reported Growth Outlook Becomes 5% to 6%, While 78.62 Dollars Sits Above the Conservative RangeAug 2, 2026 · Hold FY2025
11 Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR · US $295B
46/100 Weak
-12.7%low -76.6% 3 yr Net cash 76% Palantir Through a Long-Term Owner's LensMay 18, 2026 · Watch FY2025
12 Nextera Energy Inc NEE · US $181B
46/100 Weak
13.1%low 8.0% 10 yr+ 1.7× 57% NextEra Energy: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 25, 2026 · Watch FY2025
13 Airbnb Inc ABNB · US $90B
46/100 Weak
-1.8%low -158.0% 4 yr Net cash 79% Airbnb Value Investment Deep-DiveMay 22, 2026 · Watch FY2025
14 T-Mobile US Inc TMUS · US $185B
45/100 Weak
11.4%low 3.7% 10 yr+ 2.0× 57% T-Mobile Long-Term Owner's View ResearchMay 23, 2026 · Watch FY2025
15 Marriott International Inc MAR · US $97B
45/100 Weak
33.4%low -62.1% 5 yr — 19% Marriott International Deep Value AnalysisMay 22, 2026 · Watch FY2025
16 Wheaton Precious Metals Corp WPM · US $51B
45/100 Weak
7.8%low 1.2% 10 yr+ Net cash 54% Wheaton Precious Metals In-Depth ResearchMay 31, 2026 · Hold FY2025
17 Ares Management LP ARES · US $42B
45/100 Weak
13.9%low 5.2% 10 yr+ 3.1× 60% Ares Management: A Deep Dive into the Alternative Asset Management PlatformMay 23, 2026 · Watch FY2025
18 Fidelity National Information Services Inc FIS · US $23B
45/100 Weak
-5.7%low -61.4% 2 yr 0.2× 35% FIS: A Contrarian Study of a Financial-Infrastructure Cash Cow in TransitionMay 28, 2026 · Cautious Buy FY2025
19 Aecom Technology Corporation ACM · US $8.7B
45/100 Weak
6.4%low -7.1% 5 yr 0.7× 5% AECOM: A 16.5% Segment Margin and 12.1x Earnings Are Genuinely Cheap, but First-Half Free Cash Flow of 15 Million Dollars Means 72.39 Dollars Only Buys the Base CaseAug 1, 2026 · Hold FY2025
20 Amazon.com Inc AMZN · US $2.9T
44/100 Weak
16.5%low -1.9% 3 yr 0.1× 40% Amazon: AWS Demand and AI Commitments Are Real, but 230.86 USD Still Asks Investors to Fund a 200 Billion USD Capex Cycle Without a Margin of SafetyJul 29, 2026 · Hold FY2025
21 Shopify Inc SHOP · US $152B
44/100 Weak
-0.3%low -42.0% 3 yr Net cash 52% Shopify: A Commerce Infrastructure PlatformMay 23, 2026 · Watch FY2025
22 PDD Holdings Inc. PDD · US $126B
44/100 Weak
-9.1%low -81.9% 5 yr Net cash 59% PDD Holdings Deep-Dive Research ReportJun 2, 2026 · Watch FY2025
23 Equifax Inc EFX · US $20B
43/100 Weak
12.6%low -14.9% 6 yr 1.1× 57% Equifax Inc. Deep Value Investment Research ReportMay 29, 2026 · Watch FY2025
24 EOG Resources Inc EOG · US $79B
42/100 Weak
15.3%low -7.8% 5 yr 0.2× 66% EOG Resources: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 26, 2026 · Watch FY2025
25 American Electric Power Co Inc AEP · US $70B
42/100 Weak
9.7%low 3.5% 10 yr+ 1.6× 28% American Electric Power In-Depth Value Investment AnalysisMay 21, 2026 · Watch FY2025
26 Kinder Morgan Inc KMI · US $72B
41/100 Weak
5.5%low 0.5% 10 yr+ 1.0× 50% Kinder Morgan: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 26, 2026 · Watch FY2025
27 Barrick Mining Corporation B · US $63B
41/100 Weak
7.5%low -20.3% 7 yr Net cash 37% Barrick Mining: A World-Class Gold-and-Copper Portfolio in Transition, Discounted for Complexity and Priced Near Fair ValueJun 25, 2026 · Hold FY2025
28 Vertiv Holdings Co VRT · US $93B
40/100 Weak
-121.2%low -1213.7% 5 yr 0.4× 31% Vertiv Holdings Co: Deep Research from a Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 20, 2026 · Watch FY2025
29 Baker Hughes Co BKR · US $60B
40/100 Weak
-3.6%low -77.1% 3 yr 0.1× 21% Baker Hughes In-Depth Value Investing AnalysisMay 21, 2026 · Watch FY2025
30 Cardinal Health Inc CAH · US $54B
40/100 Weak
-17.6%low -206.4% 3 yr — 4% Cardinal Health Deep Value Investment AnalysisMay 24, 2026 · Watch FY2025
31 Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT · US $11B
40/100 Weak
10.3%low 5.1% 10 yr+ 1.5× 62% Federal Realty Investment Trust: A Deep-Dive Research Report from a Long-Term Business Owner's PerspectiveMay 31, 2026 · Watch FY2025
32 Qorvo Inc QRVO · US $8.0B
40/100 Weak
6.1%low -2.0% 2 yr 0.1× 41% Qorvo: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveJun 3, 2026 · Watch FY2026
33 Duolingo Inc DUOL · US $6.3B
40/100 Weak
-2.8%low -25.2% 3 yr Net cash 76% Duolingo: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 18, 2026 · Watch FY2025
34 TAL Education Group TAL · US $5.1B
40/100 Weak
2.2%low -28.4% 2 yr Net cash 53% TAL Education Group: A Cash-Rich Rebuild with a Hardware QuestionJun 18, 2026 · Hold FY2026
35 Walt Disney Company DIS · US $167B
39/100 Weak
10.3%low -2.9% 5 yr 0.4× 38% Disney: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 25, 2026 · Watch FY2025
36 Corning Incorporated GLW · US $119B
39/100 Weak
8.6%low -3.2% 8 yr 0.7× 35% Corning In-Depth Value Research ReportMay 20, 2026 · Watch FY2025
37 Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC · US $92B
39/100 Weak
17.7%low -44.3% 5 yr 1.8× 7% Marathon Petroleum: A Deep-Value Investment StudyMay 26, 2026 · Watch FY2025
38 Agnico Eagle Mines Limited AEM · US $75B
39/100 Weak
7.0%low -7.2% 7 yr Net cash 34% Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Zen Horizon ReportJun 8, 2026 · Watch FY2025
39 Gold Fields Ltd ADR GFI · US $30B
39/100 Weak
13.4%low -12.9% 7 yr 0.2× 34% Gold Fields: A De-Rated but Reshaped Global Gold Miner Still Priced for Execution and Country RiskJun 25, 2026 · Cautious Buy FY2025
40 RTX Corporation RTX · US $290B
38/100 Weak
9.2%low -4.9% 5 yr 0.5× 21% RTX Corporation: A Long-Term Value StudyMay 25, 2026 · Watch FY2025
41 argenx NV ADR ARGX · US $53B
38/100 Weak
-12.2%low -36.3% 2 yr Net cash 91% argenx (ARGX.US / ARGX.BR): A Zen Horizon ReportJun 9, 2026 · Watch FY2025
42 Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd CRDO · US $39B
38/100 Weak
2.8%low -6.6% 2 yr Net cash 66% Credo (CRDO) Zen Horizon ReportJun 5, 2026 · Watch FY2026
43 MasTec Inc MTZ · US $21B
38/100 Weak
12.3%low -1.8% 2 yr 0.7× 13% MasTec, Inc.Jul 22, 2026 · Hold FY2025
44 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc HLT · US $72B
37/100 Weak
18.9%‡low -7.2% 5 yr — 30% Hilton Worldwide Holdings Deep-Dive Value Investment ResearchMay 26, 2026 · Watch FY2025
45 Las Vegas Sands Corp LVS · US $32B
37/100 Weak
24.1%low -47.6% 4 yr 7.7× 45% Las Vegas Sands: A Long-Term Business Owner's PerspectiveMay 28, 2026 · Watch FY2025
46 DTE Energy Company DTE · US $30B
37/100 Weak
11.1%low 9.6% 10 yr+ 2.1× 32% DTE Energy: A Long-Term Owner's Perspective on a U.S. Regulated UtilityMay 28, 2026 · Watch FY2025
47 Constellation Brands Inc Class A STZ · US $22B
37/100 Weak
12.9%low -1.2% 1 yr 1.4× 51% Constellation Brands Long-Term Value Research ReportMay 29, 2026 · Watch FY2026
48 Royal Gold Inc RGLD · US $17B
37/100 Weak
5.7%low -5.4% 7 yr 0.1× 79% Royal Gold Deep-Dive ResearchJun 15, 2026 · Hold FY2025
49 Modine Manufacturing Company MOD · US $11B
37/100 Weak
6.0%low -60.4% 5 yr 0.4× 18% Modine Manufacturing: A Deep Long-Term Value Investing StudyMay 19, 2026 · Watch FY2026
50 Oceaneering International Inc OII · US $4.9B
37/100 Weak
-6.0%low -89.0% 4 yr Net cash 13% Oceaneering International Zen Horizon Framework Deep DiveJun 7, 2026 · Watch FY2025
51 Constellium Nv CSTM · US $3.8B
37/100 Weak
12.9%‡low 4.6% 5 yr 1.9× 11% Constellium: A Long-Term Value Investing StudyJun 3, 2026 · Watch FY2025
52 Howmet Aerospace Inc HWM · US $113B
36/100 Weak
10.1%low -18.3% 8 yr 0.4× 22% Howmet Aerospace Deep Value Investment ResearchMay 25, 2026 · Watch FY2025
53 Marvell Technology Group Ltd MRVL · US $168B
35/100 Weak
2.6%low -6.6% 1 yr 0.2× 50% Marvell Technology: A Deep Long-Term Value StudyMay 19, 2026 · Watch FY2026
54 Southern Company SO · US $109B
35/100 Weak
10.4%low 3.4% 10 yr+ 2.0× 43% The Southern Company: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 25, 2026 · Watch FY2025
55 Schlumberger NV SLB · US $74B
35/100 Weak
-4.5%low -86.9% 5 yr 0.3× 16% SLB: A Long-Term Owner's PerspectiveMay 26, 2026 · Watch FY2025
56 TechnipFMC PLC FTI · US $28B
35/100 Weak
-6.7%low -79.1% 3 yr 0.3× 16% TechnipFMC: A Higher-Quality Subsea Franchise Now Priced for Continued DeliveryJun 29, 2026 · Hold 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.