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Which businesses are getting better?

Over time a stock follows its business. Companies growing sales while widening margins and producing more cash are improving underneath the price, whatever the market is doing this week.

Updated Oct 9, 2026

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of 100

Above normal

The typical S&P 500 company grew revenue 7.4% and cash flow 8.4% over the past year. 29% of companies improved revenue, margins and cash flow all at once.

Median revenue growth +7.4%149 companies improving on all threeScored against 24 years
Growth score, past three years

Over time

The typical S&P 500 company first. Select any company to see its growth score over the past year.

Growth of the typical S&P 500 company
Growth score against the last 24 years. Above 50 is better than usual.
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The 60 fastest-improving businesses

Companies with at least $2 billion in revenue, ranked by business growth: revenue, margin and cash-flow growth, each ranked across the market and within its sector. Select a column to sort.

CompanyBusiness growthRevenue growthCash-flow growthOperating marginSectorScore, past year

How to read this page

How it’s measured. Year-over-year change in revenue, operating margin and operating cash flow from the latest reported quarters.

Sources. Company financial statements from Financial Modeling Prep; scores from Stox.

Business growth ranks each company from 0 to 100 on revenue, margin and cash-flow growth, both across the market and within its own sector. The values beneath are the reported figures; growth above 999% from a tiny base is shown as 999%.

The market’s growth score compares the typical company’s growth with every reading since 2002. It describes the business backdrop, not the direction of stock prices.

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