Quality Watchlist
Working scores guide research priority only. New stock capital still requires a completed 100+ score.
| Name | Working score | Why interesting | Gate before buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | 104 | Active AI/platform sleeve; Q1 Cloud/Search strength and AI demand, but June 2026 financing and USD 180-190bn capex guidance keep it under review | Q2 results, dilution, buyback policy, Search AI ad economics, Cloud backlog conversion, depreciation/energy cost, capex return, antitrust |
| TSM | 106 | Active foundry sleeve; May revenue +30.1% YoY supports AI/HPC and advanced-node demand; quiet period runs 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-15 | June revenue, Q2 earnings, geopolitics, capex, advanced packaging, overseas fabs, customer concentration |
| AVGO | 98 | Custom AI accelerators/networking; Q2 FY2026 AI semiconductor revenue +143% and strong Q3 guide | Valuation, customer concentration, VMware/debt, SBC, AI order cyclicality |
| VRT | 94 | Data-center power/cooling; Q1 strength plus Investor Day systems case | Valuation, backlog quality, customer concentration, cycle risk |
| ARM | 91 | AI infrastructure royalty layer | Valuation, China/customer concentration, AGI CPU adoption |
| MU | 99 | Q3 FY2026 primary-source upgrade: record revenue, 84.6% GAAP gross margin, USD 18.3bn adjusted FCF, net cash, HBM4 progress and 16 SCAs | Full 125-point re-score; normalized margins, valuation, SCA terms, customer concentration, capex and memory-cycle durability |
| ORCL | 90 | Q4 FY2026 AI cloud watch: RPO +USD 85bn sequentially to USD 638bn, cloud revenue +47%, cloud IaaS +93% | Customer concentration, capex funding, debt/FCF conversion, workload margins, valuation |
| PATH | 88 | Agentic automation watch after Q1 FY2027 revenue +17%, ARR +12%, DBNRR 109%, positive GAAP operating income and adjusted FCF | AI-agent durability, competition from larger platforms, SBC, buybacks, valuation |
| BE | 73 | On-site data-center power | Rejected for now: debt, dilution, contract/fuel economics |
| NVDA / ASML / CDNS | watch | AI infrastructure leaders; NVDA Q1 FY2027 validates demand map | Valuation, customer ROI, China/export restrictions and cycle stress |
| PLTR / ZETA / NOW / CRM / SNOW / TSLA / ZS | idea only | Tom Nash TV 2026-05-29 transcript-backed misunderstood AI winners list | Primary-source earnings, margins, FCF, competition, governance and valuation before any score |
| V / MCO / SPGI | priority watch | Moat candidates from Joseph Carlson/13F follow-up | Primary-source growth, regulation, cyclicality, FCF, buybacks, valuation |
| CRM / ADBE | watch | Derated software compounders | AI disruption, RPO, SBC, FCF, buybacks |
| EFX / FICO | watch | Financial data and credit moats | Credit cycle, regulation, pricing, valuation |