Screen · Berkshire Criteria

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 market "US", market cap "Mid $2–10B", No report yet: 340 match(clear filters) · page 1 of 4.

#	Ticker	Mkt Cap	Score▼	10Y ROE	Profit Streak	Net Debt/Eq	Gross Margin	Report	FY
1	Federated Investors Inc B FHI · US	$4.6B	96/100 Elite	28.6%low 22.9%	10 yr+	Net cash	68%	—	FY2025
2	Paycom Software, Inc. PAYC · US	$7.6B	95/100 Elite	28.8%low 21.9%	10 yr+	Net cash	84%	—	FY2025
3	WD-40 Company WDFC · US	$3.0B	95/100 Elite	36.0%low 30.2%	10 yr+	0.1×	54%	—	FY2025
4	National Beverage Corp FIZZ · US	$3.0B	95/100 Elite	41.0%low 28.7%	10 yr+	Net cash	37%	—	FY2026
5	Exponent Inc EXPO · US	$3.2B	94/100 Elite	26.7%low 22.8%	10 yr+	Net cash	60%	—	FY2025
6	MarketAxess Holdings Inc MKTX · US	$5.7B	93/100 Elite	25.1%low 19.7%	10 yr+	Net cash	77%	—	FY2025
7	Genpact Limited G · US	$5.1B	92/100 Elite	20.4%low 16.8%	10 yr+	0.2×	36%	—	FY2025
8	Chemed Corp CHE · US	$7.1B	90/100 Elite	29.2%low 18.2%	10 yr+	0.1×	33%	—	FY2025
9	MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc MSM · US	$6.9B	89/100 Elite	20.2%low 14.4%	10 yr+	0.3×	42%	—	FY2025
10	Gentex Corporation GNTX · US	$5.0B	89/100 Elite	18.6%low 15.4%	10 yr+	Net cash	36%	—	FY2025
11	Grand Canyon Education Inc LOPE · US	$3.8B	89/100 Elite	23.3%low 16.3%	10 yr+	Net cash	52%	—	FY2025
12	Qualys Inc QLYS · US	$5.1B	88/100 Elite	24.2%low 7.4%	10 yr+	Net cash	79%	—	FY2025
13	Cohen & Steers Inc CNS · US	$4.2B	88/100 Elite	40.2%low 27.3%	10 yr+	Net cash	50%	—	FY2025
14	Robert Half International Inc RHI · US	$3.8B	88/100 Elite	30.4%low 10.4%	10 yr+	Net cash	41%	—	FY2025
15	Toro Co TTC · US	$8.7B	87/100 Elite	32.6%low 21.8%	10 yr+	0.5×	35%	—	FY2025
16	Brady Corporation BRC · US	$4.5B	87/100 Elite	14.9%low 12.1%	10 yr+	Net cash	50%	—	FY2025
17	YETI Holdings Inc YETI · US	$3.7B	86/100 Elite	35.8%low 17.0%	10 yr+	0.1×	53%	—	FY2025
18	Buckle Inc BKE · US	$2.3B	86/100 Elite	39.8%low 22.8%	10 yr+	0.3×	46%	—	FY2026
19	Vontier Corp VNT · US	$4.5B	85/100 Elite	40.2%low 21.4%	10 yr+	1.3×	45%	—	FY2025
20	Acuity Brands Inc AYI · US	$9.8B	84/100 Elite	17.1%low 11.7%	10 yr+	0.2×	43%	—	FY2025
21	Houlihan Lokey Inc HLI · US	$8.8B	83/100 Elite	19.2%low 14.8%	10 yr+	Net cash	43%	—	FY2026
22	NewMarket Corporation NEU · US	$7.8B	82/100 Elite	35.6%low 23.5%	10 yr+	0.5×	28%	—	FY2025
23	Landstar System Inc LSTR · US	$5.9B	82/100 Elite	30.3%low 14.5%	10 yr+	Net cash	20%	—	FY2025
24	Trex Company Inc TREX · US	$4.5B	82/100 Elite	33.1%low 18.4%	10 yr+	0.2×	40%	—	FY2025
25	CSG Systems International Inc CSGS · US	$2.3B	82/100 Elite	20.0%low 12.4%	10 yr+	1.4×	48%	—	FY2025
26	Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc SSD · US	$7.8B	81/100 Elite	17.2%low 10.4%	10 yr+	0.1×	46%	—	FY2025
27	Lancaster Colony Corporation LANC · US	$4.8B	81/100 Elite	17.8%low 10.6%	10 yr+	Net cash	24%	—	FY2024
28	The Marzetti Company MZTI · US	$2.9B	81/100 Elite	17.7%low 10.6%	10 yr+	Net cash	24%	—	FY2025
29	Frontdoor Inc FTDR · US	$5.1B	80/100 Elite	49.5%low 22.1%	10 yr+	2.7×	47%	—	FY2025
30	Badger Meter Inc BMI · US	$3.9B	80/100 Elite	15.1%low 9.2%	10 yr+	Net cash	39%	—	FY2025
31	Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc APAM · US	$2.8B	80/100 Elite	58.6%low 45.9%	10 yr+	0.4×	49%	—	FY2025
32	Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS · US	$6.5B	79/100 Strong	15.6%low 7.9%	10 yr+	Net cash	51%	—	FY2026
33	LeMaitre Vascular Inc LMAT · US	$2.3B	79/100 Strong	12.6%low 7.7%	10 yr+	Net cash	68%	—	FY2025
34	Sprouts Farmers Market LLC SFM · US	$8.1B	78/100 Strong	26.7%low 18.5%	10 yr+	1.2×	36%	—	FY2025
35	Installed Building Products Inc IBP · US	$6.0B	78/100 Strong	31.6%low 19.5%	10 yr+	1.0×	31%	—	FY2025
36	Amdocs Ltd DOX · US	$5.9B	78/100 Strong	14.3%low 10.3%	10 yr+	0.1×	35%	—	FY2025
37	Doximity Inc DOCS · US	$3.8B	78/100 Strong	27.9%low 11.7%	8 yr	Net cash	88%	—	FY2026
38	Academy Sports Outdoors Inc ASO · US	$2.9B	78/100 Strong	33.8%low 17.4%	9 yr	0.7×	32%	—	FY2026
39	Xp Inc XP · US	$8.8B	77/100 Strong	22.6%low 14.7%	10 yr+	3.2×	67%	—	FY2025
40	ExlService Holdings Inc EXLS · US	$5.2B	77/100 Strong	15.6%low 8.2%	10 yr+	0.1×	36%	—	FY2025
41	ePlus inc PLUS · US	$2.4B	77/100 Strong	13.9%low 11.0%	10 yr+	Net cash	24%	—	FY2026
42	Hamilton Lane Inc HLNE · US	$6.0B	76/100 Strong	25.3%low 0.7%	10 yr+	Net cash	67%	—	FY2026
43	Fortune Brands Innovations Inc. FBIN · US	$5.9B	76/100 Strong	19.9%low 12.5%	10 yr+	1.0×	40%	—	FY2025
44	Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. ATMU · US	$4.2B	76/100 Strong	47.2%low 31.9%	7 yr	0.9×	26%	—	FY2025
45	TriNet Group Inc TNET · US	$3.0B	76/100 Strong	52.5%low 38.4%	10 yr+	12.1×	19%	—	FY2025
46	Franklin Electric Co Inc FELE · US	$4.6B	75/100 Strong	13.7%low 11.1%	10 yr+	0.1×	34%	—	FY2025
47	Dlocal Ltd DLO · US	$4.4B	75/100 Strong	38.1%low 24.6%	7 yr	Net cash	49%	—	FY2025
48	Kadant Inc KAI · US	$3.6B	75/100 Strong	13.2%low 9.4%	10 yr+	0.3×	44%	—	FY2025
49	Columbia Sportswear Company COLM · US	$3.0B	75/100 Strong	12.8%low 5.9%	10 yr+	Net cash	49%	—	FY2025
50	Vector Group Ltd VGR · US	$2.4B	75/100 Strong	57.5%^‡low 39.3%	10 yr+	—	33%	—	FY2023
51	Morningstar Inc MORN · US	$7.2B	74/100 Strong	17.5%low 5.8%	10 yr+	0.7×	59%	—	FY2025
52	Reynolds Consumer Products Inc REYN · US	$5.3B	74/100 Strong	16.6%low 13.4%	10 yr+	0.7×	26%	—	FY2025
53	Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. BFH · US	$4.5B	74/100 Strong	24.4%low 9.1%	10 yr+	0.2×	57%	—	FY2025
54	Cavco Industries Inc CVCO · US	$4.2B	74/100 Strong	15.5%low 9.2%	10 yr+	Net cash	23%	—	FY2026
55	Inter Parfums Inc IPAR · US	$4.0B	74/100 Strong	14.9%low 7.1%	10 yr+	Net cash	63%	—	FY2025
56	Mueller Water Products MWA · US	$3.9B	74/100 Strong	14.9%low 10.1%	10 yr+	0.0×	33%	—	FY2025
57	Silicon Motion Technology SIMO · US	$8.6B	73/100 Strong	17.3%low 7.2%	10 yr+	Net cash	48%	—	FY2025
58	Federal Signal Corporation FSS · US	$7.6B	73/100 Strong	15.2%low 11.1%	10 yr+	0.4×	26%	—	FY2025
59	Garrett Motion Inc GTX · US	$5.8B	73/100 Strong	60.0%^‡low 60.0%	8 yr	—	25%	—	FY2025
60	M/I Homes Inc MHO · US	$3.8B	73/100 Strong	16.1%low 8.7%	10 yr+	0.1×	23%	—	FY2025
61	Teradata Corp TDC · US	$2.9B	73/100 Strong	23.9%low -10.0%	6 yr	0.3×	55%	—	FY2025
62	Balchem Corporation BCPC · US	$5.4B	72/100 Strong	11.4%low 10.2%	10 yr+	0.1×	32%	—	FY2025
63	Kontoor Brands Inc KTB · US	$4.6B	72/100 Strong	47.1%low 8.6%	10 yr+	2.1×	42%	—	FY2025
64	FTI Consulting Inc FCN · US	$4.4B	72/100 Strong	12.8%low 7.1%	10 yr+	0.2×	33%	—	FY2025
65	Dorman Products Inc DORM · US	$4.0B	72/100 Strong	14.1%low 10.8%	10 yr+	0.4×	37%	—	FY2025
66	Vita Coco Company Inc COCO · US	$3.8B	72/100 Strong	18.8%low 5.5%	7 yr	Net cash	33%	—	FY2025
67	Wingstop Inc WING · US	$3.5B	72/100 Strong	52.4%^‡low 36.4%	10 yr+	—	55%	—	FY2025
68	Maximus Inc MMS · US	$3.2B	72/100 Strong	18.1%low 9.7%	10 yr+	0.7×	22%	—	FY2025
69	Alarm.com Holdings Inc ALRM · US	$2.7B	72/100 Strong	12.0%low 5.3%	10 yr+	0.2×	63%	—	FY2025
70	Paylocity Holding Corporation PCTY · US	$7.4B	71/100 Strong	13.8%low -3.2%	9 yr	Net cash	65%	—	FY2025
71	Credit Acceptance Corporation CACC · US	$6.0B	71/100 Strong	27.8%low 14.2%	10 yr+	3.8×	78%	—	FY2025
72	Freedom Holding Corp FRHC · US	$9.6B	70/100 Strong	23.5%low 6.1%	10 yr+	Net cash	76%	—	FY2026
73	AptarGroup Inc ATR · US	$8.5B	70/100 Strong	14.1%low 11.6%	10 yr+	0.4×	35%	—	FY2025
74	Descartes Systems Group Inc DSGX · US	$6.4B	70/100 Strong	7.5%low 4.5%	10 yr+	Net cash	74%	—	FY2026
75	Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV OMAB · US	$5.2B	70/100 Strong	35.5%low 10.3%	10 yr+	0.9×	62%	—	FY2025
76	Science Applications International Corporation Common Stock SAIC · US	$5.0B	70/100 Strong	24.3%low 9.1%	10 yr+	1.7×	11%	—	FY2026
77	Asbury Automotive Group Inc ABG · US	$4.3B	70/100 Strong	29.0%low 12.3%	10 yr+	1.6×	17%	—	FY2025
78	Korn Ferry KFY · US	$4.2B	70/100 Strong	11.5%low 7.8%	10 yr+	Net cash	78%	—	FY2026
79	Universal Display OLED · US	$3.7B	70/100 Strong	14.0%low 8.5%	10 yr+	Net cash	80%	—	FY2025
80	PC Connection Inc CNXN · US	$2.1B	70/100 Strong	10.8%low 8.8%	10 yr+	Net cash	16%	—	FY2025
81	Janus Henderson Group PLC JHG · US	$8.0B	69/100 Strong	11.4%low 8.6%	10 yr+	Net cash	70%	—	FY2025
82	InterDigital Inc IDCC · US	$7.9B	69/100 Strong	21.2%low 2.7%	10 yr+	Net cash	74%	—	FY2025
83	MSA Safety MSA · US	$7.3B	69/100 Strong	14.7%low 2.6%	10 yr+	0.3×	45%	—	FY2025
84	Acushnet Holdings Corp GOLF · US	$6.2B	69/100 Strong	16.5%low 6.1%	10 yr+	1.3×	51%	—	FY2025
85	Ollie's Bargain Outlet Hldg OLLI · US	$4.4B	69/100 Strong	12.7%low 7.5%	10 yr+	0.2×	39%	—	FY2026
86	Organon & Co OGN · US	$3.6B	69/100 Strong	29.0%^‡low 10.3%	9 yr	10.9×	60%	—	FY2025
87	Tootsie Roll Industries Inc TR · US	$3.0B	69/100 Strong	9.4%low 7.6%	10 yr+	Net cash	36%	—	FY2025
88	Valmont Industries Inc VMI · US	$9.4B	68/100 Strong	14.7%low 8.9%	10 yr+	0.5×	27%	—	FY2025
89	AutoNation Inc AN · US	$7.1B	68/100 Strong	29.7%low 11.8%	10 yr+	4.3×	17%	—	FY2025
90	Enersys ENS · US	$6.8B	68/100 Strong	12.7%low 9.3%	10 yr+	0.4×	26%	—	FY2026
91	CarGurus CARG · US	$3.3B	68/100 Strong	18.9%low 3.9%	10 yr+	0.0×	82%	—	FY2025
92	Sapiens International Corporation NV SPNS · US	$2.4B	68/100 Strong	10.2%low 0.2%	10 yr+	Net cash	40%	—	FY2024
93	Weibo Corp WB · US	$2.0B	68/100 Strong	15.4%low 2.6%	10 yr+	Net cash	80%	—	FY2025
94	Vail Resorts Inc MTN · US	$5.3B	67/100 Strong	23.0%low 7.5%	10 yr+	7.1×	43%	—	FY2025
95	Group 1 Automotive Inc GPI · US	$3.4B	67/100 Strong	19.7%low 11.6%	10 yr+	2.1×	16%	—	FY2025
96	McGrath RentCorp MGRC · US	$2.8B	67/100 Strong	16.2%low 9.7%	10 yr+	0.4×	45%	—	FY2025
97	Patrick Industries Inc PATK · US	$2.7B	67/100 Strong	21.9%low 11.4%	10 yr+	1.4×	20%	—	FY2025
98	Topbuild Corp BLD · US	$9.9B	66/100 Strong	19.4%low 7.5%	10 yr+	1.3×	27%	—	FY2025
99	AAON Inc AAON · US	$7.3B	66/100 Strong	19.4%low 12.0%	10 yr+	0.5×	29%	—	FY2025
100	Lamb Weston Holdings Inc LW · US	$7.2B	66/100 Strong	44.7%low 15.9%	10 yr+	2.1×	24%	—	FY2026

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.