Business Growth
The operations lens — revenue, margin, and cash flow
Updated June 3, 2026
What this measures
The SYMBOL card's Overall Growth tile is the dashboard's pure-operations lens. It looks past the share price and asks one question: is the business itself getting better? The composite is built from three drivers — revenue, operating margin, and operating cash flow — each compared TTM (trailing twelve months) to the TTM ending four quarters earlier. Year-over-year change in three measurements that together describe whether the business is growing, expanding, and converting growth into cash.
Each driver is ranked twice — once against the full S&P 500, once against the stock's GICS sector — so a name that's growing fast relative to peers but slow versus the index gets credit for relative strength inside its industry. The six sub-ranks are averaged into the composite that drives Overall Growth.
These signals lag price. Quarterly fundamentals update on a quarterly schedule; the percentiles only move when new TTM windows roll in. That's a feature, not a bug — it keeps the operations lens insulated from price noise so the comparison stays clean. A stock can win on operations and lose on price; that's exactly when the lens earns its keep, because the divergence is the signal.
The sections below rank the S&P 500 (+ NDX) on each driver, top 20. The composite section comes first; the three sub-drivers follow.
Overall Growth
Composite rank across revenue, margin, and cash-flow YoY changes — universe + sector scope.
| Ticker | 1D | 1W | 1M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEExpand Energy | +0.50% | −1.19% | −9.16% | −23.27% |
| LITELumentum | −2.35% | +14.06% | +5.43% | +1256.64% |
| SNDKSandisk | +1.04% | +7.95% | +36.67% | +4497.80% |
| BABoeing | −0.37% | −2.94% | −1.63% | +2.95% |
| EQTEQT Corporation | +0.68% | −0.89% | −7.45% | −3.49% |
| INCYIncyte | 0.00% | −5.24% | −5.04% | +41.23% |
| KKRKKR & Co. | −6.03% | −0.61% | −8.59% | −22.50% |
| TFCTruist Financial | −0.37% | −0.70% | −2.75% | +22.66% |
| FIXComfort Systems USA | −0.10% | +0.87% | −0.46% | +294.75% |
| KEYKeyCorp | −0.71% | −1.49% | −2.22% | +34.05% |
| NEMNewmont | −0.92% | +2.12% | +1.08% | +97.01% |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | −1.39% | +14.84% | +4.20% | +15.25% |
| APPAppLovin | −1.24% | +6.66% | +27.50% | +50.69% |
| HOODRobinhood Markets | −1.68% | +15.65% | +15.17% | +29.69% |
| LLYLilly (Eli) | −0.01% | −1.73% | +9.94% | +42.43% |
| LVSLas Vegas Sands | −0.37% | +0.29% | −1.25% | +24.57% |
| STXSeagate Technology | +0.42% | +6.43% | +25.47% | +677.68% |
| TTWOTake-Two Interactive | −0.49% | +1.79% | −1.24% | −2.29% |
| APHAmphenol | −0.26% | +5.82% | +5.23% | +64.23% |
| CINFCincinnati Financial | 0.00% | −3.03% | −0.98% | +4.22% |
Revenue Growth
TTM revenue ÷ TTM-4-quarters-ago, minus 1 — ranked across the universe.
| Ticker | 1D | 1W | 1M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEExpand Energy | +0.50% | −1.19% | −9.16% | −23.27% |
| NVDANvidia | −0.18% | +4.81% | +12.26% | +62.19% |
| JJacobs Solutions | −0.35% | +5.21% | −6.73% | −1.76% |
| LITELumentum | −2.35% | +14.06% | +5.43% | +1256.64% |
| MUMicron Technology | +1.61% | +14.62% | +84.60% | +983.83% |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | −1.39% | +14.84% | +4.20% | +15.25% |
| SNDKSandisk | +1.04% | +7.95% | +36.67% | +4497.80% |
| AMCRAmcor | +0.68% | −3.18% | +4.06% | −14.93% |
| BGBunge Global | +1.14% | +6.56% | +1.18% | +64.77% |
| CRHCRH plc | +0.43% | +0.25% | −3.86% | +17.07% |
| EQTEQT Corporation | +0.68% | −0.89% | −7.45% | −3.49% |
| SMCISupermicro | −2.15% | +31.37% | +79.69% | +21.77% |
| APHAmphenol | −0.26% | +5.82% | +5.23% | +64.23% |
| APPAppLovin | −1.24% | +6.66% | +27.50% | +50.69% |
| ARESAres Management | −6.70% | +1.34% | +6.92% | −23.09% |
| CVNACarvana | −1.69% | −10.14% | −12.89% | −1.04% |
| LLYLilly (Eli) | −0.01% | −1.73% | +9.94% | +42.43% |
| MELIMercadoLibre | −1.19% | −1.38% | −7.76% | −35.50% |
| COFCapital One | −0.79% | −2.63% | −3.20% | −3.98% |
| FIXComfort Systems USA | −0.10% | +0.87% | −0.46% | +294.75% |
Margin Expansion
TTM operating margin minus the year-ago TTM operating margin. Higher = margins widening faster.
| Ticker | 1D | 1W | 1M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCICrown Castle | 0.00% | −1.05% | −0.29% | −9.98% |
| EXEExpand Energy | +0.50% | −1.19% | −9.16% | −23.27% |
| VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals | −0.21% | −2.77% | −1.11% | −4.57% |
| EQTEQT Corporation | +0.68% | −0.89% | −7.45% | −3.49% |
| LITELumentum | −2.35% | +14.06% | +5.43% | +1256.64% |
| MUMicron Technology | +1.61% | +14.62% | +84.60% | +983.83% |
| SNDKSandisk | +1.04% | +7.95% | +36.67% | +4497.80% |
| WBDWarner Bros. Discovery | −0.11% | +0.15% | +0.82% | +171.80% |
| INCYIncyte | 0.00% | −5.24% | −5.04% | +41.23% |
| KEYKeyCorp | −0.71% | −1.49% | −2.22% | +34.05% |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | −1.39% | +14.84% | +4.20% | +15.25% |
| TFCTruist Financial | −0.37% | −0.70% | −2.75% | +22.66% |
| VTRSViatris | −0.13% | −3.68% | +3.22% | +80.55% |
| ALLAllstate | 0.00% | +0.77% | −4.28% | −1.03% |
| APPAppLovin | −1.24% | +6.66% | +27.50% | +50.69% |
| KKRKKR & Co. | −6.03% | −0.61% | −8.59% | −22.50% |
| NEMNewmont | −0.92% | +2.12% | +1.08% | +97.01% |
| SOLVSolventum | 0.00% | +0.71% | +13.33% | +4.53% |
| WTWWillis Towers Watson | 0.00% | +0.93% | −1.39% | −19.19% |
| ALBAlbemarle Corporation | −0.97% | −3.21% | −9.92% | +211.80% |
Cash Flow Growth
TTM operating cash flow ÷ TTM-4-quarters-ago, minus 1. Higher = cash generation accelerating.
| Ticker | 1D | 1W | 1M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADMArcher Daniels Midland | +0.11% | +3.66% | +8.12% | +71.43% |
| CMICummins | −0.40% | +0.72% | +2.43% | +112.04% |
| EXEExpand Energy | +0.50% | −1.19% | −9.16% | −23.27% |
| HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries | −0.74% | −7.53% | −19.18% | +31.80% |
| LUVSouthwest Airlines | −0.80% | −3.07% | +10.40% | +27.88% |
| CNCCentene Corporation | 0.00% | +1.99% | +12.01% | +9.25% |
| DELLDell Technologies | −0.51% | +42.58% | +105.68% | +302.77% |
| INCYIncyte | 0.00% | −5.24% | −5.04% | +41.23% |
| BAXBaxter International | +1.34% | −3.36% | +12.39% | −36.79% |
| CIENCiena | −0.41% | +7.72% | +16.43% | +666.97% |
| FCXFreeport-McMoRan | −1.38% | +12.71% | +29.06% | +78.63% |
| SNDKSandisk | +1.04% | +7.95% | +36.67% | +4497.80% |
| CARRCarrier Global | −0.33% | +2.96% | +0.80% | −5.57% |
| EQTEQT Corporation | +0.68% | −0.89% | −7.45% | −3.49% |
| STXSeagate Technology | +0.42% | +6.43% | +25.47% | +677.68% |
| WDCWestern Digital | +0.69% | +6.13% | +27.29% | +978.94% |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | +3.09% | +5.25% | +52.70% | +354.98% |
| FIXComfort Systems USA | −0.10% | +0.87% | −0.46% | +294.75% |
| NEMNewmont | −0.92% | +2.12% | +1.08% | +97.01% |
| TXNTexas Instruments | +0.61% | −2.94% | +9.69% | +67.27% |
Reading the lens
Three patterns are worth watching for as you scan the tables.
Consistency across the four sections. A name that ranks top-decile on all three sub-drivers AND on the composite is a real find — revenue, margin, and cash flow all moving together. That's the rare combination where every leg of the business is firing.
Divergences between drivers. A stock with high Revenue Growth but low Margin Expansion is growing the top line without converting — often a capacity-investment phase or pricing pressure. High Margin Expansion with weak Revenue Growth points to cost cuts or mix shift on a flatlining business. Cash Flow Growth divergent from the income-statement drivers is usually working-capital or capex timing.
Composite vs price action. The 1D / 1W / 1M / 1Y columns are the actual price-action context behind each ranking. They aren't the input to the score — they're context. A high Overall Growth score paired with red price columns is the editorial "operations divergence" — the business is winning, the price isn't. Sometimes that resolves toward the business; sometimes the market is seeing something the trailing fundamentals haven't priced. The lens flags the gap; it doesn't tell you which side wins.
Methodology
TTM windows roll on each new quarterly filing; the percentiles only update when the underlying data does. Each sub-rank is computed twice — universe-wide (S&P 500 + NDX) and sector-relative (GICS sector) — and the composite is the mean of the six sub-ranks, rescaled to 0-100. Nulls are propagated honestly: a stock missing one fundamentals leg gets a composite built from however many legs are available; a stock missing the whole stack reads as n/a on the chip.
Price-change columns are point-in-time decimal returns from the same daily snapshot. The Russell 1000 extended tier is excluded from the cohort.