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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195 companies meet this test

Figures as of September 30, 2026

#CompanyGradeReturn on capitalNet marginMarket value
1GEGENERAL ELECTRIC COA+49.2%17.7%$329.9B
2BLBDBLUE BIRD CORPORATIONB+41.1%17.5%$1.8B
3PSIXPOWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.B+36.7%10.0%$1.1B
4FERFerrovial SEB+33.7%9.2%$39.3B
5PACPacific Airport GroupA+33.6%23.1%$10.6B
6IESCIES Holdings, Inc.A+32.3%11.5%$6.5B
7EMEEMCOR Group, Inc.B31.5%7.7%$33.6B
8FASTFASTENAL COA+29.2%15.5%$57.3B
9GWWW.W. Grainger, Inc.A28.4%9.9%$58.8B
10LIILENNOX INTERNATIONAL INCA+28.0%15.1%$12.5B
11TRITHOMSON REUTERS CORPORATIONA+26.7%21.2%$43.3B
12RELXRELX PLCA+26.7%24.6%$60.5B
13POWLPowell Industries, Inc.A+26.6%16.5%$6.9B
14CTASCintas CorporationA+26.5%17.8%$79.1B
15AOSA. O. Smith CorporationB+26.4%13.1%$8B
16ITWILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INCA+26.4%19.4%$76.1B
17AGXARGAN INCA+25.5%15.1%$5.3B
18OMABCentral North Airport GroupA+25.3%33.5%$4.8B
19AWIARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.A+23.9%18.6%$6.9B
20ODFLOLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC.B+23.3%19.4%$36.8B
21LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONA22.9%8.2%$118.2B
22TTTRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLCA+22.8%13.3%$100.2B
23STRLSTERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.A+22.6%12.5%$15.4B
24LTMLATAM Airlines Group S.A.A+22.5%11.0%$14.6B
25ULSUL Solutions Inc.A+21.5%16.1%$13.2B

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