Warren Buffett Quality Stock Screen — Europe
Warren Buffett prefers a wonderful business at a fair price to a fair business at a wonderful price. This screen looks for the financial footprint of such businesses: high returns on equity and on assets, wide profit margins and little debt, among companies worth at least €1 billion.
The rules of this screen
A stock listed in Europe appears below only if it passes every rule:
- Return on equity (ROE) of at least 15%
- Return on assets (ROA) of at least 7%
- Net profit margin of at least 15%
- Debt-to-equity of 0.5 or less (total debt at most 50% of shareholders' equity)
- Market cap of at least €1 billion
Data comes from company filings and market prices, refreshed after every trading day. Stocks with a missing value for any rule are left out.
Warren Buffett Quality Stock Screen — Europe: top stocks by market cap
108 European stocks match this screen. Top 30 by market cap, data as of 13 Nov 2026.
| # | Company | Ticker | Sector | Mkt Cap | P/E | Div Yield | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding N.V. | ASMLAMS | Technology | €516.0B | 39.0 | 0.54% | +52.4% |
| 2 | SAP SE | SAPXETRA | Technology | €246.4B | 30.7 | 1.19% | -1.7% |
| 3 | Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. | ITXBME | Consumer Cyclical | €185.8B | 29.0 | 1.09% | +22.4% |
| 4 | Hermès International Société en commandite par actions | RMSEPA | Consumer Cyclical | €140.5B | 31.2 | 1.33% | -35.9% |
| 5 | Safran SA | SAFEPA | Industrials | €126.7B | 33.0 | 1.07% | +0.4% |
| 6 | Rio Tinto Group | RIOLSE | Basic Materials | €122.5B | 11.6 | 5.46% | +19.8% |
| 7 | Investor AB (publ) | INVE-BSTO | Financial Services | €120.8B | 6.2 | 1.28% | +37.6% |
| 8 | Investor AB (publ) | INVE-ASTO | Financial Services | €118.4B | 6.1 | 1.31% | +35.5% |
| 9 | Atlas Copco AB (publ) | ATCO-ASTO | Industrials | €84.8B | 33.9 | 1.55% | +24.0% |
| 10 | Prosus N.V. | PRXAMS | Consumer Cyclical | €74.6B | 7.9 | 0.76% | -42.6% |
| 11 | Atlas Copco AB (publ) | ATCO-BSTO | Industrials | €74.1B | 29.6 | 1.78% | +22.0% |
| 12 | argenx SE | ARGXEBR | Healthcare | €55.2B | 35.3 | 0.00% | +14.3% |
| 13 | ASM International NV | ASMAMS | Technology | €33.9B | 34.4 | 0.45% | +35.7% |
| 14 | 3i Group Ord | IIILSE | Financial Services | €32.1B | 4.6 | — | -37.7% |
| 15 | Kongsberg Gruppen ASA | KOGOSL | Industrials | €28.3B | 51.7 | 0.64% | +39.3% |
| 16 | Adyen N.V. | ADYENAMS | Technology | €27.4B | 24.6 | 0.00% | -38.8% |
| 17 | Sampo Oyj | SAMPOHEL | Financial Services | €26.6B | 22.6 | 3.58% | +8.0% |
| 18 | Trip.com Group Limited | 0I50LSE | Consumer Cyclical | €26.0B | 12.7 | — | -39.8% |
| 19 | EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG | EMSNSWX | Basic Materials | €21.4B | 41.7 | 1.73% | +57.5% |
| 20 | Fresnillo plc | FRESLSE | Basic Materials | €21.4B | 10.8 | 4.44% | +3.4% |
| 21 | AB Industrivärden (publ) | INDU-ASTO | Financial Services | €21.2B | 4.4 | 1.60% | +40.4% |
| 22 | AB Industrivärden (publ) | INDU-CSTO | Financial Services | €21.1B | 4.3 | 1.61% | +38.5% |
| 23 | Konami Group Corporation | KNMLSE | Communication Services | €21.1B | 20.8 | 0.86% | +18.2% |
| 24 | Scottish Mortgage Ord | SMTLSE | Financial Services | €18.3B | 3.4 | — | +34.1% |
| 25 | VAT Group AG | VACNSWX | Industrials | €17.3B | 77.2 | 1.28% | +60.1% |
| 26 | Lundin Mining Corporation | LUMISTO | Basic Materials | €15.7B | 13.3 | 0.37% | +21.3% |
| 27 | Orion Oyj | ORNBVHEL | Healthcare | €14.5B | 22.0 | 1.75% | +75.8% |
| 28 | Orion Oyj | ORNAVHEL | Healthcare | €14.4B | 22.0 | 1.76% | +76.0% |
| 29 | Evolution AB (publ) | EVOSTO | Consumer Cyclical | €14.2B | 14.9 | 0.00% | +38.9% |
| 30 | SNGN Romgaz SA | SNGBVB | Energy | €12.7B | 19.8 | 0.89% | +84.1% |
The same rules on every market the screener covers: the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and more. Free, no account needed.
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High returns today do not prove a durable competitive advantage, and the screen has no valuation test, so many of these companies trade at high multiples. Check how long the returns have lasted and what the price implies before drawing conclusions.
This page lists the stocks that pass a set of rules. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any of them, and past results of a strategy say nothing certain about future returns.