Rankings · Quality

Highest return on capital

Graded A or B, ranked by operating profit as a share of the equity and debt the business runs on. Banks, insurers and companies with negative equity are left out, where the measure means nothing.

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60 companies meet this test

Figures as of October 1, 2026

#CompanyGradeReturn on capitalNet marginMarket value
1CLCOLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANYA27.6%9.7%$68.9B
2FIZZNational Beverage Corp.B+25.0%14.8%$2.8B
3LOPEGRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.A+24.2%19.6%$3.8B
4MNSTMonster Beverage CorpA+21.9%23.1%$40.9B
5COCOThe Vita Coco Company, Inc.A+19.9%15.5%$3.2B
6COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEWA19.9%2.9%$410B
7IPARINTERPARFUMS, INC.A+18.0%11.2%$3.7B
8LAURLaureate Education, Inc.A+17.9%17.6%$5.3B
9PGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyA+17.5%18.4%$344.8B
10LRNStride, Inc.A+15.9%13.4%$3.1B
11SFMSprouts Farmers Market, Inc.B15.8%5.6%$6B
12MZTIThe Marzetti CompanyA14.5%9.9%$2.7B
13KOCOCA COLA COA+14.4%27.8%$373.8B
14PRDOPERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPA+14.3%20.6%$1.9B
15SYYSYSCO CORPB13.3%2.1%$37.6B
16CHDCHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.A+13.0%12.0%$22.5B
17BJBJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.A12.6%2.6%$12.1B
18CVSACovista Inc.A+12.5%12.9%$4.1B
19DLTRDOLLAR TREE, INC.A12.2%8.0%$21.2B
20PEPPepsiCo, Inc.A11.6%8.8%$175.6B
21HSYHERSHEY COA+11.3%12.2%$35.7B
22SENEASeneca Foods CorpA10.9%6.9%$1.2B
23TGTTarget CorporationB10.7%4.1%$71.1B
24MKCMcCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDA+9.5%21.9%$13B
25EDUNEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.B9.4%8.4%$8.4B

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