By the StockSemáforo model · Updated June 30, 2026

Best financial stocks

Banks, insurers and asset managers aren't measured like other companies: debt is their raw material, not a risk, and free cash flow barely applies. What truly matters is capital strength, ROE and discipline in managing risk.

This ranking sorts by fundamental quality, not by whether a stock is cheap or expensive: an excellent company can be expensive. To find the fair price, enter its quote in the analyzer. The scores recompute on their own with each new SEC filing.

90

quality /100

Margin 45.9%ROE 231.7%Growth 16.4%FCF 52.4%Debt/EBITDA 0.53x

Mastercard runs one of the world's largest payment networks.

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89

quality /100

Margin 20.7%ROE 36.5%Growth 18.4%FCF 29.9%

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative-asset manager.

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88

quality /100

Margin 26.6%ROE 33%Growth 13.2%FCF 33.9%Debt/EBITDA 2.11x

American Express is both the payments network and the issuing bank for its cards, focused on affluent customers and businesses.

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86

quality /100

Margin 51.7%ROE 62.4%Growth 13.1%FCF 49.2%Debt/EBITDA 0.42x

Visa runs the world's largest payments network.

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86

quality /100

Margin 38%ROE 19.1%Growth 15.4%FCF 39.2%

Charles Schwab is the largest retail brokerage in the U.S.: it custodies the investments of millions of clients and advisors.

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82

quality /100

Margin 24.4%ROE 11%Growth 29.5%FCF 14.3%Debt/EBITDA 0.31x

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager: it invests the money of millions of savers and institutions.

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81

quality /100

Margin 18.6%ROE 15.3%Growth 10.5%
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80

quality /100

Margin 30.4%ROE 15.3%Growth 15.3%FCF 35.3%Debt/EBITDA 1.42x

S&P Global owns one of the world's two big credit-rating agencies (the one that grades the debt of companies and countries) and the S&P indices (like the S&P 500).

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78

quality /100

Margin 25.5%ROE 12.2%Growth 2.6%

Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the U.S., heavily focused on traditional banking: mortgages, loans and deposits for individuals and businesses.

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78

quality /100

Margin 15%ROE 25.3%Growth 9%FCF 16.3%Debt/EBITDA 0.35x
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