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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 154 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.

Coverage5150factor snapshots
Ranked5049cash scored
Top Decile154best 10%
Elite75score 80+ low risk
Trap Sensitive1902risk 45+
Median Owner Yield4.5%ranked universe
75Elite Cash GeneratorsStrong owner cash, quality, durability, and low trap risk.Open list 1176Mispriced Cash MachinesHigh owner earnings yield without obvious deterioration.Open list 1533Dividend Cash CoversYield backed by cash generation rather than accounting optics.Open list 839Buyback 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 51-100 of 154 top-decile companies from 1533 filtered companies. Click a ticker for the cash-generation detail page.

CompanySetup ReadScoreOwner YieldE/PFCF/PTrap RiskPillars
DDS
NYSE · Dillard's, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.2 10.2% 7.7% 11.0% 0
Yield92
Quality88
Durable62
LOGI
NASDAQ · Logitech International SA
Technology
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.1 7.6% 5.3% 8.1% 0
Yield70
Quality92
Durable88
ABEV
NYSE · Ambev SA ADR
Consumer Defensive
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.1 62.1% 32.4% 63.6% 12
Yield100
Quality97
Durable73
EVR
NYSE · Evercore Partners Inc
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.0 10.0% 5.6% 12.4% 10
Yield86
Quality85
Durable88
TILE
NASDAQ · Interface Inc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 80.0 8.8% 6.1% 10.6% 0
Yield77
Quality83
Durable84
KARO
NASDAQ · Karooooo Ltd
Technology
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.9 174.6% 59.7% 234.4% 0
Yield100
Quality79
Durable96
BHP
NYSE · BHP Group Limited
Basic Materials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.8 21.0% 10.2% 27.8% 0
Yield100
Quality84
Durable62
HIG
NYSE · Hartford Financial Services Group
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.7 13.8% 10.7% 16.3% 22
Yield100
Quality96
Durable90
APEI
NASDAQ · American Public Education Inc
Consumer Defensive
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.7 8.4% 3.9% 9.9% 0
Yield75
Quality84
Durable74
BCAT
NYSE · BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.4 17.8% 13.4% 20.0% 0
Yield100
Quality91
Durable50
BKE
NYSE · Buckle Inc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.3 12.8% 10.2% 14.6% 0
Yield100
Quality84
Durable67
IMPP
NASDAQ · Imperial Petroleum Inc
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.3 48.7% 31.0% 46.1% 8
Yield100
Quality79
Durable77
PIPR
NYSE · Piper Sandler Companies
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.3 10.6% 5.9% 13.0% 10
Yield90
Quality85
Durable93
CCEP
NASDAQ · Coca-Cola European Partners PLC
Consumer Defensive
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.3 12.1% 7.1% 16.0% 0
Yield94
Quality89
Durable83
HCI
NYSE · HCI Group Inc
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.1 20.4% 13.0% 18.6% 10
Yield100
Quality96
Durable84
NUTX
NASDAQ · Nutex Health Inc
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.0 15.0% 7.1% 20.4% 8
Yield95
Quality87
Durable67
CPA
NYSE · Copa Holdings SA
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.9 26.7% 11.4% 39.3% 0
Yield100
Quality80
Durable78
HG
NYSE · Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd.
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.8 26.0% 18.4% 26.6% 22
Yield100
Quality94
Durable88
AGI
NYSE · Alamos Gold Inc
Basic Materials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.7 10.6% 8.0% 11.6% 8
Yield94
Quality87
Durable85
CASH
NASDAQ · Meta Financial Group Inc
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.7 34.4% 10.1% 45.3% 22
Yield100
Quality83
Durable89
HMY
NYSE · Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
Basic Materials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.6 454.7% 259.3% 675.4% 8
Yield100
Quality95
Durable84
TRV
NYSE · The Travelers Companies Inc
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.6 15.7% 10.4% 19.4% 22
Yield100
Quality89
Durable92
FBP
NYSE · First BanCorp.
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.6 10.9% 8.8% 11.6% 22
Yield96
Quality95
Durable88
BSM
NYSE · Black Stone Minerals LP
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.6 12.1% 10.1% 13.4% 0
Yield100
Quality84
Durable46
OMAB
NASDAQ · Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.5 111.0% 98.1% 174.3% 0
Yield100
Quality91
Durable88
EOG
NYSE · EOG Resources Inc
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.4 18.7% 7.9% 24.9% 0
Yield96
Quality77
Durable54
RRC
NYSE · Range Resources Corp
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.4 19.4% 10.1% 25.3% 0
Yield100
Quality94
Durable52
HBM
NYSE · Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Basic Materials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.3 10.7% 6.6% 13.0% 8
Yield92
Quality87
Durable84
RYAAY
NASDAQ · Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.2 13.3% 6.4% 16.4% 0
Yield90
Quality95
Durable67
ALV
NYSE · Autoliv Inc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.1 12.7% 8.2% 16.4% 0
Yield97
Quality88
Durable71
EHC
NYSE · Encompass Health Corp
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 12.6% 5.8% 18.3% 0
Yield90
Quality91
Durable95
FHI
NYSE · Federated Investors Inc B
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 8.1% 9.3% 7.5% 11
Yield77
Quality83
Durable81
YUMC
NYSE · Yum China Holdings Inc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 11.6% 6.6% 15.3% 0
Yield91
Quality89
Durable74
SENEB
NASDAQ · Seneca Foods Corp B
Consumer Defensive
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 18.8% 10.7% 25.0% 11
Yield100
Quality87
Durable52
AOS
NYSE · Smith AO Corporation
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.9 7.8% 6.1% 8.9% 0
Yield72
Quality99
Durable86
FNV
NYSE · Franco-Nevada Corporation
Basic Materials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.9 10.6% 3.3% 14.2% 0
Yield77
Quality82
Durable93
MTG
NYSE · MGIC Investment Corp
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.9 11.7% 12.0% 11.8% 10
Yield97
Quality76
Durable65
WLYB
NYSE · John Wiley & Sons B
Communication Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.9 10.5% 8.4% 12.9% 0
Yield89
Quality91
Durable67
HLN
NYSE · Haleon plc
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.8 10.9% 6.4% 14.1% 0
Yield90
Quality91
Durable84
WILC
NASDAQ · G Willi-Food International Ltd
Consumer Defensive
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.8 26.4% 19.5% 24.7% 16
Yield100
Quality78
Durable82
PRG
NYSE · PROG Holdings Inc
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.8 12.5% 8.4% 17.4% 0
Yield94
Quality76
Durable77
INSW
NYSE · International Seaways Inc
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.7 16.6% 13.4% 19.1% 0
Yield100
Quality82
Durable48
CYD
NYSE · China Yuchai International Limited
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.7 149.5% 34.5% 207.0% 12
Yield100
Quality75
Durable77
VIV
NYSE · Telefonica Brasil SA ADR
Communication Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.7 89.5% 30.1% 143.5% 12
Yield100
Quality75
Durable85
MGY
NYSE · Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.6 20.9% 6.9% 28.7% 0
Yield93
Quality78
Durable52
REGN
NASDAQ · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.6 7.9% 6.4% 8.6% 0
Yield72
Quality81
Durable81
VIPS
NYSE · Vipshop Holdings Limited
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.6 138.9% 117.7% 149.5% 0
Yield100
Quality78
Durable64
UGP
NYSE · Ultrapar Participacoes SA ADR
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.5 65.4% 55.3% 94.2% 0
Yield100
Quality77
Durable57
SENEA
NASDAQ · Seneca Foods Corp A
Consumer Defensive
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.5 16.3% 9.2% 21.6% 11
Yield99
Quality87
Durable52
TIMB
NYSE · TIM Participacoes SA
Communication Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.5 98.5% 41.8% 175.2% 12
Yield100
Quality86
Durable87
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