How each company is judged
- Classification: one of Lynch's six categories (slow grower, stalwart, fast grower, cyclical, turnaround, asset play), with a confidence level
- Buy and veto rules per category: earnings growth, debt, inventories, buybacks and dividend, each rule with its source in the books
- Sector checklists: banks, insurers, retailers and utilities have their own rules
- Quality 0-100: the result of the rules above, without the price
- Price: adjusted PEG (growth plus dividend yield over P/E) for growers; net cash per share for asset plays and turnarounds; the inverted P/E signal for cyclicals: meets its bar, comes close or falls far short
- Verdict: approves (high quality and a price that meets or nearly meets its bar), would wait or would not approve
Source: Peter Lynch, One Up on Wall Street (1989) and Beating the Street (1993), distilled into rules by Kaplio. Computed every Monday over the S&P 500.
Approved this week: 57 companies
| Company | Lynch category | Quality 0-100 | Price | Yields today (before tax) | Passes both |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Inc. (ADBE) | Stalwart | 100 | close to its bar | 6.1 % | yes |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) | Stalwart | 100 | close to its bar | 4.6 % | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | Fast grower | 100 | close to its bar | — | |
| Amphenol Corporation (APH) | Fast grower | 100 | close to its bar | — | |
| Corpay, Inc. (CPAY) | Stalwart | 100 | close to its bar | — | |
| Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) | Fast grower | 100 | meets its bar | 7.6 % | yes |
| Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) | Fast grower | 100 | meets its bar | 1.9 % | |
| Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JKHY) | Stalwart | 100 | close to its bar | 4.7 % | |
| PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM) | Stalwart | 100 | close to its bar | — | |
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) | Stalwart | 100 | close to its bar | 9.0 % | yes |
| ResMed Inc. (RMD) | Fast grower | 100 | meets its bar | 3.7 % | |
| Trane Technologies plc (TT) | Fast grower | 100 | close to its bar | 2.4 % | |
| Xylem Inc. (XYL) | Fast grower | 100 | close to its bar | 2.8 % | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) | Fast grower | 93 | close to its bar | 0.9 % | |
| First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) | Fast grower | 93 | meets its bar | — | |
| Accenture plc (ACN) | Stalwart | 91 | close to its bar | 7.4 % | yes |
| A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) | Stalwart | 91 | close to its bar | 8.5 % | yes |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (CBOE) | Fast grower | 91 | close to its bar | 3.3 % | |
| CME Group Inc. (CME) | Stalwart | 91 | close to its bar | 4.1 % | |
| Copart, Inc. (CPRT) | Stalwart | 91 | close to its bar | 6.7 % | yes |
| Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) | Fast grower | 91 | close to its bar | — | |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) | Stalwart | 91 | meets its bar | 9.8 % | yes |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) | Fast grower | 91 | close to its bar | 2.6 % | |
| Morgan Stanley (MS) | Stalwart | 91 | meets its bar | — | |
| Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) | Fast grower | 91 | meets its bar | — | |
| NVR, Inc. (NVR) | Stalwart | 91 | meets its bar | — | |
| Pentair plc (PNR) | Stalwart | 91 | meets its bar | 7.2 % | yes |
| Synchrony Financial (SYF) | Stalwart | 91 | meets its bar | — | |
| Chubb Limited (CB) | Fast grower | 89 | meets its bar | — | |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MRSH) | Stalwart | 89 | close to its bar | 5.8 % | |
| Global Payments Inc. (GPN) | Fast grower | 87 | meets its bar | — | |
| Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) | Fast grower | 86 | meets its bar | 18.2 % | yes |
| Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) | Fast grower | 86 | close to its bar | — | |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | Stalwart | 82 | close to its bar | 2.7 % | |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. (RJF) | Stalwart | 82 | meets its bar | — | |
| Roper Technologies, Inc. (ROP) | Stalwart | 82 | close to its bar | — | |
| Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) | Fast grower | 80 | meets its bar | — | |
| Aon plc (AON) | Stalwart | 80 | meets its bar | — | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) | Stalwart | 80 | meets its bar | — | |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) | Stalwart | 80 | meets its bar | — | |
| Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) | Stalwart | 80 | close to its bar | — | |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) | Fast grower | 79 | close to its bar | -0.5 % | |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) | Fast grower | 79 | meets its bar | — | |
| Stryker Corporation (SYK) | Stalwart | 79 | close to its bar | — | |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) | Stalwart | 78 | meets its bar | — | |
| Rollins, Inc. (ROL) | Stalwart | 76 | close to its bar | 3.7 % | |
| Allegion plc (ALLE) | Stalwart | 75 | close to its bar | 4.7 % | |
| American Express Company (AXP) | Stalwart | 72 | meets its bar | — | |
| Blackstone Inc. (BX) | Stalwart | 72 | close to its bar | — | |
| Intuit Inc. (INTU) | Stalwart | 72 | meets its bar | 4.2 % | |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) | Stalwart | 72 | meets its bar | — | |
| Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) | Stalwart | 72 | meets its bar | 9.0 % | yes |
| Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO) | Stalwart | 71 | close to its bar | — | |
| Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE) | Stalwart | 71 | close to its bar | 5.5 % | |
| Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) | Stalwart | 71 | close to its bar | 9.0 % | |
| Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) | Stalwart | 71 | meets its bar | — | |
| U.S. Bancorp (USB) | Stalwart | 71 | meets its bar | — |
How many pass each week
Weekly count since the Radar started. The jump on September 21, 2026 comes from the rule-by-rule revision of the Buffett and Lynch engines after the September 16 audit, not from a market move.
- : 24
- : 23
- : 23
- : 7
- : 16
- : 14
- : 7
- : 13
- : 9
- : 16
- : 55
- : 60
- : 54
- : 57
Changes since October 5, 2026
Entered: Accenture plc (ACN), Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX), NVR, Inc. (NVR), Rollins, Inc. (ROL), Synchrony Financial (SYF)
Left: F5, Inc. (FFIV), Fiserv, Inc. (FISV), Republic Services, Inc. (RSG)
Frequently asked questions
How many companies pass the Lynch method today according to Kaplio?
As of October 12, 2026, 57 of the 500 S&P 500 companies: high quality on their category's rules and a price that meets (or nearly meets) its bar. Recalculated every Monday.
What are Lynch's six categories?
Slow growers (grow with the economy, pay a dividend), stalwarts (large, grow 10-12 % a year), fast growers (earnings grow 20-25 % a year), cyclicals (earnings rise and fall with the cycle), turnarounds (depressed earnings after a track record) and asset plays (worth more for what they own than for what they earn). Each has its own way of being bought and sold.
What is the PEG and how does the method use it?
The PEG divides the P/E by earnings growth (plus the dividend yield, in Lynch's adjusted version). Below 1 the P/E does not exceed growth and meets Lynch's bar; around 1 it comes close; well above, it falls far short. It applies to growers and stalwarts; cyclicals, turnarounds and asset plays are priced differently.
Is this a buy recommendation?
No. It is a mechanical list with public rules, the same for every company. Lynch has not opined on any of them; the name says where the rules come from. Every company links to its page, with Kaplio's overview and reading.
Data as of October 12, 2026. Recalculated every Monday over the S&P 500.