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6 Signs of a Winning Stock, Each Shown by a Real Company

How do you tell a great stock from a merely good one? Run these six simple tests, from free cash flow to return on invested capital.

  • Coca-Cola's 64 consecutive dividend increases backed by $14.3 billion in free cash flow
  • Alphabet's 32% operating margin on $446.6 billion revenue, the highest among showcased companies
  • Monster Beverage's 99% conversion rate of net income to free cash flow, with zero debt

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