Rankings / Highest Return on Equity
Highest Return on Equity
Public companies earning the most on shareholder capital, ranked by TTM return on equity.
TTM net income over average equity, limited to companies with at least $100M in TTM revenue. Very high ROE can reflect a thin equity base rather than a strong business; the debt-to-equity column sits beside it for that reason. Source: SEC EDGAR filings, computed by FintrinsiQ. Index built November 9, 2026. Not investment advice.
| # | Company | ROE (TTM) | Revenue (TTM) | Growth (YoY) | ROE | FCF margin | Debt / equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate Palmolive Co CLManufacturing | 358.9% | $21.3B | +5.9% | 358.9% | 17.8% | 28.82 |
| 2 | Mastercard Inc MAServices | 231.4% | $36.3B | +15.3% | 231.4% | 44.3% | 3.54 |
| 3 | Simon Property Group Inc. SPGFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | 163.1% | $7.2B | +16.2% | 163.1% | — | 6.96 |
| 4 | Kimberly Clark Corp KMBManufacturing | 154.9% | $16.6B | +0.6% | 154.9% | 11.7% | 2.21 |
| 5 | Apple Inc. AAPLManufacturing | 142.3% | $479B | +15.1% | 142.3% | 28.4% | 0.71 |
| 6 | Western Digital Corp WDCManufacturing | 131.5% | $14.5B | +43.0% | 131.5% | 29.6% | 0.08 |
| 7 | Nvidia Corp NVDAManufacturing | 117.2% | $303B | +83.4% | 117.2% | 41.9% | 0.15 |
| 8 | Home Depot, Inc. HDRetail Trade | 104.3% | $169B | +2.5% | 104.3% | 8.9% | 3.18 |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works Inc ITWManufacturing | 101.7% | $16.6B | +4.8% | 101.7% | 17.2% | 3.10 |
| 10 | Kla Corp KLACManufacturing | 91.4% | $14.5B | +15.8% | 91.4% | 27.8% | 0.88 |
| 11 | American Tower Corp /Ma/ AMTFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | 90.6% | $11.0B | +5.3% | 90.6% | — | 10.69 |
| 12 | Micron Technology Inc MUManufacturing | 88.3% | $133B | +256.3% | 88.3% | 44.3% | 0.02 |
| 13 | Eli Lilly & Co LLYManufacturing | 86.1% | $86.5B | +45.5% | 86.1% | 35.4% | 1.23 |
| 14 | 3M Co MMMManufacturing | 80.8% | $25.2B | +1.7% | 80.8% | 10.6% | 3.63 |
| 15 | Lockheed Martin Corp LMTManufacturing | 80.2% | $79.1B | +7.9% | 80.2% | 10.6% | 2.04 |
| 16 | Amgen Inc AMGNManufacturing | 78.4% | $38.9B | +8.2% | 78.4% | 24.6% | 3.76 |
| 17 | Marathon Petroleum Corp MPCManufacturing | 72.6% | $175B | +31.2% | 72.6% | 11.9% | 1.42 |
| 18 | Lam Research Corp LRCXManufacturing | 70.1% | $26.1B | +33.4% | 70.1% | 25.0% | 0.27 |
| 19 | Jabil Inc JBLManufacturing | 66.7% | $36.0B | +20.6% | 66.7% | 3.8% | 2.09 |
| 20 | Sherwin Williams Co SHWRetail Trade | 63.7% | $24.9B | +7.0% | 63.7% | 12.4% | 2.97 |
| 21 | Visa Inc. VServices | 63.5% | $45.9B | +14.8% | 63.5% | 48.1% | 0.61 |
| 22 | Tjx Companies Inc /De/ TJXRetail Trade | 62.2% | $62.4B | +7.7% | 62.2% | 9.4% | 0.27 |
| 23 | Adobe Inc. ADBEServices | 61.9% | $26.0B | +12.0% | 61.9% | 40.8% | 0.41 |
| 24 | Sysco Corp SYYWholesale Trade | 59.1% | $85.1B | +3.8% | 59.1% | 2.6% | 3.42 |
| 25 | Zoetis Inc. ZTSManufacturing | 57.6% | $9.5B | +0.9% | 57.6% | 23.5% | 2.74 |
| 26 | Caterpillar Inc CATManufacturing | 56.1% | $77.8B | +20.3% | 56.1% | 14.5% | 1.69 |
| 27 | Netflix Inc NFLXServices | 53.5% | $49.7B | +14.7% | 53.5% | 22.9% | 0.52 |
| 28 | Qualcomm Inc/de QCOMManufacturing | 52.8% | $43.1B | -2.6% | 52.8% | 20.1% | 0.50 |
| 29 | Pepsico Inc PEPManufacturing | 52.3% | $98.2B | +6.4% | 52.3% | 10.7% | 2.40 |
| 30 | General Electric Co GEManufacturing | 50.1% | $52.6B | +19.6% | 50.1% | 15.3% | 1.13 |
| 31 | Valero Energy Corp/tx VLOManufacturing | 50.1% | $153B | +24.6% | 50.1% | 10.4% | 0.39 |
| 32 | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CMGRetail Trade | 48.5% | $12.7B | +7.9% | 48.5% | 11.9% | 0.00 |
| 33 | Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTRRetail Trade | 45.9% | $20.1B | +8.2% | 45.9% | 9.9% | 0.86 |
| 34 | Alphabet Inc. GOOGLServices | 44.3% | $471B | +22.2% | 44.3% | 4.2% | 0.19 |
| 35 | Broadcom Inc. AVGOManufacturing | 44.2% | $89.1B | +48.7% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 0.60 |
| 36 | Bristol Myers Squibb Co BMYManufacturing | 44.1% | $50.0B | +4.2% | 44.1% | 18.6% | 1.86 |
| 37 | Coca Cola Co KOManufacturing | 42.6% | $51.1B | +7.1% | 42.6% | 28.0% | 1.12 |
| 38 | Ross Stores, Inc. ROSTRetail Trade | 42.6% | $24.5B | +14.0% | 42.6% | 11.4% | 0.15 |
| 39 | Oracle Corp ORCLServices | 41.6% | $71.8B | +21.6% | 41.6% | -40.0% | 0.11 |
| 40 | Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTRServices | 41.2% | $7.3B | +87.1% | 41.2% | 55.6% | — |
| 41 | Applied Materials Inc /De AMATManufacturing | 41.1% | $30.8B | +7.8% | 41.1% | 18.2% | 0.30 |
| 42 | Phillips 66 PSXManufacturing | 41.1% | $168B | +27.5% | 41.1% | 8.9% | 0.54 |
| 43 | Amphenol Corp /De/ APHManufacturing | 40.0% | $33.0B | +57.6% | 40.0% | 15.5% | 1.04 |
| 44 | Texas Instruments Inc TXNManufacturing | 39.7% | $20.8B | +20.3% | 39.7% | 35.2% | 0.71 |
| 45 | Union Pacific Corp UNPTransportation & Utilities | 38.7% | $26.4B | +7.4% | 38.7% | 25.4% | 1.38 |
| 46 | Allstate Corp ALLFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | 38.5% | $70.2B | +5.1% | 38.5% | — | 0.23 |
| 47 | Hershey Co HSYManufacturing | 38.0% | $12.3B | +6.7% | 38.0% | 17.3% | 1.05 |
| 48 | Honeywell International Inc HONManufacturing | 36.0% | $33.6B | +3.9% | 36.0% | 2.9% | 0.74 |
| 49 | American Express Co AXPFinance, Insurance & Real Estate | 35.9% | $77.6B | +10.2% | 35.9% | — | 1.67 |
| 50 | Airbnb, Inc. ABNBServices | 35.8% | $13.9B | +16.7% | 35.8% | 36.0% | 0.25 |
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