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Cash Generators

A US ranking of companies producing real owner cash. We score cash yield, cash quality, durability, balance sheet strength, capital allocation, and market confirmation, then apply a value-trap brake.

The top decile currently contains 505 companies. The strongest reads combine owner earnings, cash conversion, manageable leverage, and enough market confirmation to reduce the chance of a cheap-but-declining trap.

Method

Not just cheap. Cash-rich without the trap.

The proprietary indicator is Sharemaestro Owner Earnings Yield: a conservative blend of free cash flow yield, FCF to market value, and earnings to price. The final score rewards businesses that convert profit into cash and penalises deterioration.

01Cash Yield

Owner earnings yield, FCF yield, earnings/price and EV/FCF.

02Cash Quality

FCF margin, cash conversion, accruals, ROIC and Piotroski strength.

03Durability

FCF growth, revenue growth, margin quality and earnings stability.

04Trap Brake

Weak momentum, leverage, shrinking revenue, poor conversion and distress signals reduce the score.

Coverage5146factor snapshots
Ranked5046cash scored
Top Decile505best 10%
Elite57score 80+ low risk
Trap Sensitive1632risk 45+
Median Owner Yield4.6%ranked universe
57Elite Cash GeneratorsStrong owner cash, quality, durability, and low trap risk.Open list 1307Mispriced Cash MachinesHigh owner earnings yield without obvious deterioration.Open list 1644Dividend Cash CoversYield backed by cash generation rather than accounting optics.Open list 915Buyback EnginesNet repurchasers with cash support and manageable risk.Open list
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Owner Yield Cohorts

How the top decile is distributed by owner earnings yield, with average quality overlaid.

Top-Decile Pillar Shape

The average profile of the best 10%: yield, quality, durability, balance sheet, allocation and trend.

Top 10% Cash Generators

Showing 501-505 of 505 top-decile companies from 5046 filtered companies. Click a ticker for the cash-generation detail page.

CompanySetup ReadScoreOwner YieldE/PFCF/PTrap RiskPillars
WPM
NYSE · Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Basic Materials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 67.8 6.1% 3.6% 7.3% 0
Yield55
Quality90
Durable61
WSM
NYSE · Williams-Sonoma Inc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 67.8 5.4% 4.2% 6.2% 0
Yield50
Quality85
Durable64
VOD
NASDAQ · Vodafone Group PLC ADR
Communication Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 67.8 28.5% 8.6% 54.3% 12
Yield97
Quality63
Durable62
SLB
NYSE · Schlumberger NV
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 67.7 8.5% 4.6% 11.1% 0
Yield73
Quality75
Durable48
VNT
NYSE · Vontier Corp
Technology
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 67.7 10.5% 10.0% 12.6% 18
Yield90
Quality83
Durable64
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