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High ROIC Stocks: Compound Wealth with Elite Capital Allocators

Curated by Anish Das
Refreshed Sep 22, 2026

High ROIC stocks represent businesses that generate exceptional returns on their invested capital, signaling strong competitive moats and superior management execution.

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TickerCompanyPriceMkt CapReturn 6MD/EROIC
ROK logoROK
Rockwell Automation, Inc.$424.89$47.28B18.7%1.015.1%
MRK logoMRK
Merck & Co., Inc.$149.50$369.24B29.2%1.022%
TXN logoTXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated$270.87$247.37B43.6%0.915.8%
KLAC logoKLAC
KLA Corporation$183.97$240.32B21.7%0.944%
PBR-A logoPBR-A
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras$18.74$120.77B6.9%0.916.2%
PBR logoPBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras$20.63$132.95B7.1%0.916.2%
WMS logoWMS
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.$126.88$9.72B-8%0.916.8%
BKE logoBKE
The Buckle, Inc.$40.79$2.1B-18.5%0.937.6%
ADSK logoADSK
Autodesk, Inc.$218.85$46.21B-11.6%0.937.8%
AMP logoAMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.$535.72$48.16B20.9%0.931.3%
LECO logoLECO
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.$258.32$14.15B2.2%0.922.7%
ADP logoADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.$269.94$107.9B28.7%0.932.2%
VRT logoVRT
Vertiv Holdings Co$250.86$96.58B-2%0.928.1%
VLTO logoVLTO
Veralto Corporation$95.18$23.4B7.5%0.925.7%
NVS logoNVS
Novartis AG$140.98$267.96B-4.8%0.818.8%
QCOM logoQCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated$194.23$203.94B51.3%0.829.1%
ROL logoROL
Rollins, Inc.$32.35$15.57B-39.2%0.825.1%
PRI logoPRI
Primerica, Inc.$285.51$8.9B14.3%0.720.8%
RACE logoRACE
Ferrari N.V.$416.13$73.2B26.4%0.730%
FDS logoFDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.$284.10$10.1B36.3%0.715.5%
LAUR logoLAUR
Laureate Education, Inc.$36.28$5.08B5.6%0.720.3%
WSM logoWSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.$227.16$26.75B23.6%0.744.3%
G logoG
Genpact Limited$34.08$5.78B-12.1%0.717.2%
CHKP logoCHKP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.$134.25$13.71B-11.2%0.723.2%
HUBB logoHUBB
Hubbell Incorporated$457.49$24.17B-6.6%0.717.1%
NVO logoNVO
Novo Nordisk A/S$39.82$176.83B8.1%0.736.2%
ERO logoERO
Ero Copper Corp.$34.70$3.62B40.1%0.715.5%
IDXX logoIDXX
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.$515.30$40.65B-10.9%0.742.5%
SCCO logoSCCO
Southern Copper Corporation$198.06$165.25B25.6%0.738.6%
CAAP logoCAAP
Corporacion America Airports S.A.$24.19$3.95B-3.4%0.716.8%
ROK logoROK
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
$424.89Price
Mkt Cap$47.28B
Return 6M18.7%
D/E1.0
ROIC15.1%
MRK logoMRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$149.50Price
Mkt Cap$369.24B
Return 6M29.2%
D/E1.0
ROIC22%
TXN logoTXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
$270.87Price
Mkt Cap$247.37B
Return 6M43.6%
D/E0.9
ROIC15.8%
KLAC logoKLAC
KLA Corporation
$183.97Price
Mkt Cap$240.32B
Return 6M21.7%
D/E0.9
ROIC44%
PBR-A logoPBR-A
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
$18.74Price
Mkt Cap$120.77B
Return 6M6.9%
D/E0.9
ROIC16.2%
PBR logoPBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
$20.63Price
Mkt Cap$132.95B
Return 6M7.1%
D/E0.9
ROIC16.2%
WMS logoWMS
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
$126.88Price
Mkt Cap$9.72B
Return 6M-8%
D/E0.9
ROIC16.8%
BKE logoBKE
The Buckle, Inc.
$40.79Price
Mkt Cap$2.1B
Return 6M-18.5%
D/E0.9
ROIC37.6%
ADSK logoADSK
Autodesk, Inc.
$218.85Price
Mkt Cap$46.21B
Return 6M-11.6%
D/E0.9
ROIC37.8%
AMP logoAMP
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
$535.72Price
Mkt Cap$48.16B
Return 6M20.9%
D/E0.9
ROIC31.3%
LECO logoLECO
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
$258.32Price
Mkt Cap$14.15B
Return 6M2.2%
D/E0.9
ROIC22.7%
ADP logoADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
$269.94Price
Mkt Cap$107.9B
Return 6M28.7%
D/E0.9
ROIC32.2%
VRT logoVRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
$250.86Price
Mkt Cap$96.58B
Return 6M-2%
D/E0.9
ROIC28.1%
VLTO logoVLTO
Veralto Corporation
$95.18Price
Mkt Cap$23.4B
Return 6M7.5%
D/E0.9
ROIC25.7%
NVS logoNVS
Novartis AG
$140.98Price
Mkt Cap$267.96B
Return 6M-4.8%
D/E0.8
ROIC18.8%
QCOM logoQCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated
$194.23Price
Mkt Cap$203.94B
Return 6M51.3%
D/E0.8
ROIC29.1%
ROL logoROL
Rollins, Inc.
$32.35Price
Mkt Cap$15.57B
Return 6M-39.2%
D/E0.8
ROIC25.1%
PRI logoPRI
Primerica, Inc.
$285.51Price
Mkt Cap$8.9B
Return 6M14.3%
D/E0.7
ROIC20.8%
RACE logoRACE
Ferrari N.V.
$416.13Price
Mkt Cap$73.2B
Return 6M26.4%
D/E0.7
ROIC30%
FDS logoFDS
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
$284.10Price
Mkt Cap$10.1B
Return 6M36.3%
D/E0.7
ROIC15.5%
LAUR logoLAUR
Laureate Education, Inc.
$36.28Price
Mkt Cap$5.08B
Return 6M5.6%
D/E0.7
ROIC20.3%
WSM logoWSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
$227.16Price
Mkt Cap$26.75B
Return 6M23.6%
D/E0.7
ROIC44.3%
G logoG
Genpact Limited
$34.08Price
Mkt Cap$5.78B
Return 6M-12.1%
D/E0.7
ROIC17.2%
CHKP logoCHKP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
$134.25Price
Mkt Cap$13.71B
Return 6M-11.2%
D/E0.7
ROIC23.2%
HUBB logoHUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
$457.49Price
Mkt Cap$24.17B
Return 6M-6.6%
D/E0.7
ROIC17.1%
NVO logoNVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
$39.82Price
Mkt Cap$176.83B
Return 6M8.1%
D/E0.7
ROIC36.2%
ERO logoERO
Ero Copper Corp.
$34.70Price
Mkt Cap$3.62B
Return 6M40.1%
D/E0.7
ROIC15.5%
IDXX logoIDXX
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
$515.30Price
Mkt Cap$40.65B
Return 6M-10.9%
D/E0.7
ROIC42.5%
SCCO logoSCCO
Southern Copper Corporation
$198.06Price
Mkt Cap$165.25B
Return 6M25.6%
D/E0.7
ROIC38.6%
CAAP logoCAAP
Corporacion America Airports S.A.
$24.19Price
Mkt Cap$3.95B
Return 6M-3.4%
D/E0.7
ROIC16.8%
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How We Build This List

  • Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) > 15%Ensures the company is highly efficient at turning capital into profitable growth.
  • 5-Year Average ROIC > 12%Verifies that high capital efficiency is structural and sustainable, not a one-time spike.
  • Free Cash Flow Margin > 10%Confirms that accounting profits are backed by actual cash generation.
  • Debt-to-Equity Ratio < 1.0Prevents artificially inflated ROIC figures driven by excessive leverage.
  • Operating Margin > 15%Indicates strong pricing power and operational efficiency.
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What Makes a Stock a High Roic Stocks constituent?

This screen identifies companies generating superior returns on invested capital (ROIC) above 20%, a hallmark of firms with durable competitive advantages. By filtering for high capital efficiency, investors can isolate compounders like Costco, which maintained an ROIC above 20% for over a decade, consistently outperforming the broader S&P 500.

ROIC
Efficiency Filter
ROIC >= 20%
MARGIN
Profitability
Net Margin >= 15%
DEBT
Solvency Filter
Debt/Equity < 0.5
1

Filter for Capital Efficiency

Target firms with ROIC > 20% to find businesses that reinvest profits at high rates, similar to how Apple utilized its cash pile to dominate the smartphone market in 2010.

2

Verify Profitability Margins

Ensure net margins exceed 15% to confirm pricing power, much like Microsoft's software-as-a-service model which sustained high margins during the 2022 tech downturn.

3

Assess Balance Sheet Strength

Limit Debt/Equity to < 0.5 to avoid insolvency risk, a lesson learned when GE's high debt load forced a massive dividend cut and stock price collapse in 2018.

Performance Dynamics: When Does This Strategy Outperform?

Strategy performance behaves differently based on market conditions. Let's analyze when this strategy outperforms and when it lags:

When High ROIC Leads

  • ✓ High ROIC stocks outperformed the S&P 500 by 12% during the 2022 inflationary period as pricing power protected margins.
  • ✓ During the 2008 financial crisis, high-quality firms with low debt and high ROIC recovered 30% faster than the broader market.
  • ✓ In low-growth environments like 2011-2013, companies with high ROIC commanded premium valuations as investors chased scarce growth.

When High ROIC Trails

  • ✗ During the 2020 post-COVID speculative rally, low-quality, high-debt stocks surged 50% while stable ROIC compounders lagged.
  • ✗ In periods of extreme liquidity, such as 2021, investors favored loss-making growth stocks over high-ROIC, cash-generative businesses.
  • ✗ When interest rates drop sharply, as in 2009, deep-value cyclicals often rebound more aggressively than high-ROIC defensive stocks.

How to Use the Screener Results Table

To build a resilient portfolio, do not buy stocks on simple statistics alone. Use the key columns in our table to audit the durability, safety, and returns of each stock:

ROIC Percentage

Measures how effectively a company turns capital into profit; Visa's 30%+ ROIC demonstrates its superior payment network moat.

Net Margin Percentage

Shows profit per dollar of revenue; luxury brands like LVMH maintain 18%+ margins, far exceeding the 5% margins of retailers like Target.

Debt/Equity Ratio

Indicates leverage; a ratio under 0.5 like Johnson & Johnson's ensures stability, unlike the high-leverage profiles that crippled firms like Bed Bath & Beyond.

Free Cash Flow Currency

Actual cash generated; Alphabet's massive FCF allows for consistent buybacks, unlike capital-intensive firms like Intel that burn cash on fabs.

Risk Factors & Warning Signs to Track

The Valuation Trap

The biggest risk is overpaying for high ROIC. For example, Home Depot is a high-ROIC business, but buying it at a 35x P/E in 2021 led to significant underperformance as the valuation compressed in 2022.

What are High ROIC Stocks?

These are high-quality companies that consistently generate superior returns on the capital they deploy back into their businesses, indicating strong competitive advantages.

  • ROIC ≥ 15%
  • 5-Year Avg ROIC ≥ 12%
  • Debt-to-Equity < 1.0
  • FCF Margin ≥ 10%
  • Operating Margin > 15%

Why Invest in High ROIC Stocks?

Compounding Power

Reinvests profits at high rates of return.

Economic Moats

Signals strong pricing power and competitive advantages.

Capital Efficiency

Generates more cash with less capital employed.

Premium Performance

Historically outperforms the broader market over time.

Anish Das
SCREEN CURATED BY

Anish Das

MBA, IIM Kozhikode · Founder & Individual Investor

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Founder of VCP Scanner, former Flipkart Brand Manager, and active US equity investor focused on transparent research workflows.

Editorial Disclosure: The data in this screener is systematically filtered using transparent rules, ensuring unbiased results. Reviewed for E-E-A-T standards. Not financial advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is 20% ROIC the magic number?
20% represents a threshold where a company creates value well above its cost of capital, similar to how Nike maintained high ROIC to fund its global expansion.
Can a company have high ROIC and still fail?
Yes, if they carry too much debt; Bed Bath & Beyond had high historical returns but collapsed in 2023 due to an unsustainable debt structure.
How often should I re-screen?
Quarterly is standard, as seen when companies like Meta reported shifting margins in 2022, requiring a re-evaluation of their ROIC profile.
Does this screen work for banks?
No, banks use high leverage by design; a bank with a 0.5 Debt/Equity ratio would be an outlier, unlike a tech firm like Adobe.
What if a company has high ROIC but zero growth?
It becomes a 'cash cow' like Coca-Cola, which provides steady dividends but may not provide the 20% annual stock price growth seen in high-growth tech.
Is high ROIC better than high P/E?
High ROIC is a measure of quality, while P/E is a measure of price; buying a high-ROIC stock like Nvidia at a 100x P/E in 2023 carries massive valuation risk.
How do I spot a fake ROIC?
Look for companies that inflate ROIC by taking on excessive debt, a tactic that eventually led to the downfall of Enron in 2001.
Does this screen include dividends?
This screen focuses on capital efficiency, but high-ROIC firms like Microsoft often use their excess cash to pay dividends and buy back stock.

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