Net Cash Fortress Stock Screen — UK
A fortress balance sheet: more cash than debt, positive free cash flow and enough short-term assets to cover short-term bills one and a half times over. Companies like these can fund themselves through a downturn without asking banks or shareholders for money. The screen also asks for a return on equity of at least 8%.
The rules of this screen
A stock listed in the UK appears below only if it passes every rule:
- Return on equity (ROE) of at least 8%
- Net cash: more cash than total debt, with positive free cash flow
- Current ratio of at least 1.5 (short-term assets cover short-term liabilities 1.5 times)
- Market cap of at least €50 million
Data comes from company filings and market prices, refreshed after every trading day. Stocks with a missing value for any rule are left out.
Net Cash Fortress Stock Screen — UK: top stocks by market cap
85 UK 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 | Fresnillo plc | FRESLSE | Basic Materials | €21.4B | 10.8 | 4.44% | +3.4% |
| 2 | Konami Group Corporation | KNMLSE | Communication Services | €21.1B | 20.8 | 0.86% | +18.2% |
| 3 | Endeavour Mining plc | EDVLSE | Basic Materials | €10.9B | 16.3 | 3.48% | +14.8% |
| 4 | Smiths Group plc | SMINLSE | Industrials | €8.8B | 54.9 | 1.79% | +8.8% |
| 5 | Hiscox Ltd | HSXLSE | Financial Services | €6.7B | 12.8 | 2.17% | — |
| 6 | Games Workshop Group PLC | GAWLSE | Consumer Cyclical | €6.7B | 26.9 | 2.46% | +8.2% |
| 7 | Rightmove plc | RMVLSE | Communication Services | €5.0B | 20.1 | 1.91% | -14.6% |
| 8 | Rotork plc | RORLSE | Industrials | €4.8B | 32.9 | 1.69% | +45.1% |
| 9 | Renishaw plc | RSWLSE | Technology | €4.2B | 30.3 | 1.63% | +42.9% |
| 10 | Greatland Resources Limited | GGPLSE | Basic Materials | €4.1B | 8.2 | 0.00% | +26.6% |
| 11 | The Berkeley Group Holdings plc | BKGLSE | Consumer Cyclical | €3.9B | 10.7 | 0.00% | -11.5% |
| 12 | International Public Partnerships Limited | INPPLSE | Financial Services | €3.0B | 11.7 | 6.12% | +13.1% |
| 13 | Schiehallion Fund Ord | MNTNLSE | Financial Services | €2.0B | 2.7 | 0.00% | +82.2% |
| 14 | Lancashire Holdings Limited | LRELSE | Financial Services | €1.9B | 6.8 | 2.38% | -0.1% |
| 15 | Clarkson PLC | CKNLSE | Industrials | €1.7B | 18.4 | 2.48% | +28.4% |
| 16 | Oxford Instruments plc | OXIGLSE | Technology | €1.7B | 28.4 | 0.92% | +42.9% |
| 17 | Worldwide Healthcare Ord | WWHLSE | Financial Services | €1.6B | 16.1 | 0.59% | +7.5% |
| 18 | Ashmore Group Plc | ASHMLSE | Financial Services | €1.6B | 13.8 | 7.93% | +8.1% |
| 19 | Yellow Cake plc | YCALSE | Energy | €1.5B | 3.9 | 0.00% | -1.5% |
| 20 | Atalaya Mining Copper, S.A. | ATYMLSE | Basic Materials | €1.5B | 13.9 | 1.22% | +19.4% |
| 21 | Resolute Mining Limited | RSGLSE | Basic Materials | €1.4B | 8.1 | 0.00% | +2.7% |
| 22 | 4imprint Group plc | FOURLSE | Communication Services | €1.4B | 15.4 | 4.32% | +22.6% |
| 23 | Fevertree Drinks PLC | FEVRLSE | Consumer Defensive | €1.3B | 44.8 | 1.87% | +18.0% |
| 24 | Playtech plc | PTECLSE | Consumer Cyclical | €1.2B | 123.3 | 0.00% | +53.4% |
| 25 | Dar Global PLC | DARLSE | Real Estate | €1.2B | 10.9 | 0.00% | -6.7% |
| 26 | M.P. Evans Group PLC | MPELSE | Consumer Defensive | €1.1B | 10.3 | 3.87% | +41.4% |
| 27 | Jupiter Fund Management Plc | JUPLSE | Financial Services | €1.1B | 10.3 | 3.23% | +24.4% |
| 28 | Vietnam Enterprise Ord | VEILLSE | Financial Services | €1.0B | 6.4 | 0.00% | -3.5% |
| 29 | Applied Nutrition Plc | APNLSE | Consumer Defensive | €943.5M | 28.7 | 0.00% | +85.8% |
| 30 | Polar Capital Holdings Plc | POLRLSE | Financial Services | €820.2M | 12.3 | 6.52% | +26.0% |
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Cash can sit in a country it cannot easily leave, or belong to customers (deposits, prepayments). A big cash pile also lowers returns if management never uses it. Check where the cash is and what the company plans to do with it.
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