What this ROE screen checks
Return on equity compares accounting profit with shareholder equity. This page first requests a maximum of 100 US stock candidates matching the market cap, sector and exchange filters. It then checks available trailing-twelve-month ROE values against your selected minimum. It excludes ETF and fund entries through the provider filters. The returned set is a research starting point, not an exhaustive ranking of every listed company.
The table displays the provider's TTM ROE and P/E fields alongside company-screener price and market capitalization. Those fields can come from different update cycles. A fetch time is not the date of the underlying financial statements, and a TTM ratio is not a live quote.
Build a comparable review list
- Choose a sector and exchange before comparing ratios. Banks and software companies, for example, have different balance sheets and capital needs.
- Select a market-cap floor and a minimum ROE. The default 15% is an example threshold; the comparison includes exactly 15%.
- Apply Filters and read the candidate and missing-data counts. Missing ROE is excluded, while missing P/E remains unavailable in matching rows. Narrow the universe if the 100-candidate cap limits the review.
- Sort the returned rows or export them to CSV. Check each company's statements, reporting period and share classes before comparing it with peers.
The denominator can change the conclusion
A common analytical calculation is net income divided by average shareholder equity for the period. For a hypothetical company with $15 million of net income and $100 million of average equity, ROE is 15%. If the same income is divided by $50 million, it is 30%. The arithmetic has doubled without an increase in profit. Investigate repurchases, distributions, losses and financing changes rather than automatically calling the second figure better.
Negative equity is a separate problem: a hypothetical $5 million loss divided by negative $10 million of equity produces a positive 50% ratio. That number does not demonstrate profitability. This screen receives a provider ratio and does not independently reject negative-equity companies. Inspect the underlying balance sheet and income statement before using a result.
Review margins, asset use and leverage together. Higher borrowing can change both financing costs and the equity base; issuing debt alone does not automatically reduce equity. One-time gains can also raise net income. Compare several reporting periods and reconcile unusual changes with filings. ROE is neither a stock-price return nor evidence that a share is cheap.
Sources, timing and limits
- FMP Key Metrics TTM supplies the ROE field.
- FMP Financial Ratios TTM supplies P/E.
- FMP Stock Screener supplies the initial candidate set.
- Schwab's financial-ratio overview explains peer comparisons and the operating and financing components of ROE.
Documentation and implementation checked October 20, 2026. The page does not independently reconstruct the provider's equity denominator or certify statement freshness. Data may be missing, cached or revised. Examples are hypothetical. A high ratio does not guarantee investment returns.