Top stocks ranked by 12 documented investing metrics - ROIC, P/E, FCF yield, dividend safety, moat strength, debt, gross margin, Magic Formula, halal, and more. Each ranking is computed daily from the same fundamentals that drive every verdict on invest-like.
Top stocks ranked by trailing ROIC - Buffett's preferred quality signal. Higher ROIC means capital deployed in the business is earning above-average returns AND competitors can't compete those returns away. Sustained above 15% over multiple years is the threshold.
Top stocks ranked by lowest trailing P/E - the classic value-investing screen Benjamin Graham used. Below 15x is the Graham threshold for defensive value; below 10x usually flags either a deep-value opportunity or a value trap. Cross-reference with quality (ROIC, gross margin) before treating low P/E as a buy signal.
Top stocks ranked by owner-earnings yield (FCF / Enterprise Value) - Buffett's preferred valuation metric. Tells you 'what does a 100% owner of this business actually keep?' on the current price. Above the 10-year Treasury plus an equity-risk premium is the rough 'cheap' threshold for a quality business.
Dividend-paying stocks ranked by lowest FCF payout ratio - the share of free cash flow the company commits to its dividend. Below 60% is comfortable coverage; above 90% is fragile coverage where a downturn forces a cut. The ranking is the inverse: lowest payout = safest dividend.
Top stocks ranked by composite Buffett-Fit quality score - the closest single signal we have for moat strength. Combines ROIC sustainability (above 15% multi-year), gross-margin durability, and qualitative moat sources (brand, switching costs, network effects, regulatory barriers). The top of this list is where Buffett's classic 'pay up for the great ones' hunting ground sits.
Top stocks ranked by lowest net-debt-to-EBITDA - Buffett's preferred balance-sheet signal. Below 1x is fortress-balance-sheet territory; above 3x is where forced deleveraging in a downturn becomes a real risk. Conservative balance sheets are the single biggest determinant of which businesses survive a 'this too shall pass' cycle.
Top stocks ranked by trailing gross margin - direct evidence of pricing power. Sustained gross margins above 40% in industries where peers sit lower means customers pay a premium without switching, which is exactly what a moat feels like in the income statement. Software businesses dominate; commodity producers usually don't make this list.
Top stocks ranked by composite PEG signal - Peter Lynch's 'growth at a reasonable price' framework. PEG = P/E divided by earnings growth rate. A PEG below 1.0 means you're getting growth at a discount; PEG above 2.0 means you're paying up. The Lynch screen on invest-like combines this with the rest of his GARP criteria.
Top stocks ranked by 5-year buyback yield - the share of market cap the company has repurchased and retired. Combined with dividend yield, this is the 'total shareholder yield' Buffett uses to assess capital allocation. Sustained high buyback yield + ROIC above the cost of capital is what compounding looks like in practice.
Top stocks that pass the AAOIFI Standard 21 halal screen - the strictest of the mainstream halal certification frameworks - ranked by composite Buffett-Fit quality score. Each stock clears all four AAOIFI criteria (business activity, debt ratio, interest income, illicit revenue) AND scores high on documented value-investing criteria. Educational only; verify with your local scholar.
Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula combines two rankings - ROIC (capital efficiency) and earnings yield (cheapness) - into a single composite score. The original Magic Formula sweet spot: stocks in the top quintile on BOTH measures simultaneously. Greenblatt's published backtest showed this combination outperformed the S&P 500 by 10-15% annualised across the 1988-2004 study window.
Top stocks with sustained positive net income for 5+ consecutive years AND high Buffett-Fit quality scores. The 'compounder' archetype: businesses that earn above-average returns year in and year out without disruption, the long-term holdings Buffett describes as 'forever' positions. Quality + consistency, not just one good quarter.