Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital. The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.

Long story short, there is a near-perfect correlation between consistent earnings growth and huge winners. Keeping that in mind, here are three market-beating stocks that could turbocharge your returns.

Meta (META)

Five-Year Return: +208%

Famously founded by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) operates a collection of the largest social networks in the world - Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, along with its metaverse focused Reality Labs.

Why Are We Backing META?

1. Customers are spending more money on its platform as its average revenue per user has increased by 14.5% annually over the last two years
2. Performance over the past three years was turbocharged by share buybacks, which enabled its earnings per share to grow faster than its revenue
3. Robust free cash flow margin of 29.2% gives it many options for capital deployment

Meta is trading at $778.96 per share, or 16.6x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.

SPX Technologies (SPXC)

Five-Year Return: +325%

SPX Technologies (NYSE: SPXC) is an industrial conglomerate catering to the energy, manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace sectors.

Why Could SPXC Be a Winner?

1. Impressive 12.5% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
2. Operating profits and efficiency rose over the last five years as it benefited from some fixed cost leverage
3. Earnings per share grew by 22.2% annually over the last two years, massively outpacing its peers

At $184.91 per share, SPX Technologies trades at 28x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Mueller Water Products (MWA)

Five-Year Return: +131%

As one of the oldest companies in the water infrastructure industry, Mueller (NYSE: MWA) is a provider of water infrastructure products and flow control systems for various sectors.

Why Are We Positive On MWA?

1. Highly efficient business model is illustrated by its impressive 12.5% operating margin, and its operating leverage amplified its profits over the last five years
2. Earnings per share grew by 44.6% annually over the last two years and trumped its peers
3. Industry-leading 12.1% return on capital demonstrates management’s skill in finding high-return investments, and its returns are growing as it capitalizes on even better market opportunities

Mueller Water Products’s stock price of $25.31 implies a valuation ratio of 19.3x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

High-Quality Stocks for All Market Conditions

Trump’s April 2025 tariff bombshell triggered a massive market selloff, but stocks have since staged an impressive recovery, leaving those who panic sold on the sidelines.

Take advantage of the rebound by checking out our Top 5 Growth Stocks for this month. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 183% over the last five years (as of March 31st 2025).

Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,545% between March 2020 and March 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-small-cap company Comfort Systems (+782% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free. Find your next big winner with StockStory today. Find your next big winner with StockStory today

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