Daily Quality Stock Pick05/29/2026, 04:03:22 PMAppLovin (APP): the ad engine that prints cash at 85% marginsAppLovin clears both hard filters: ROE of ~200% and a 3-year FCF CAGR of ~113% (FY2022–FY2025). Built on the Axon AI bidding engine, it runs the dominant ad network in mobile gaming and is now expanding into e-commerce advertisers — while launching a social app called Gist on the side. Trades at 37x forward earnings on Street consensus of 65% EPS growth in FY2026.
Daily Quality Stock Pick05/28/2026, 04:02:48 PMMeta Platforms (META): the ad machine that just added a subscription gearMeta clears both hard filters: ROE of 30.2% and a 3-year FCF CAGR of 33.6% (FY2022–FY2025). The company dominates social advertising across 3.4 billion daily users, trades at 19x forward earnings, and just launched paid subscription tiers — a new monetization layer on an already-exceptional cash engine.
Daily Quality Stock Pick05/28/2026, 10:58:25 AMArista Networks (ANET): the networking backbone of the AI buildoutArista meets both hard filters: ROE of 31.4% and a 3-year FCF CAGR of ~111% (FY2022–FY2025). The company dominates high-speed Ethernet switching for AI data centers, carries $10.7B in net cash, and trades at 41x forward earnings — fully priced but not obviously expensive for a market leader in a multi-year infrastructure cycle.