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17 S&P 500 companies with growing revenue and profit margins — and some of their stocks are cheap

17 S&P 500 companies with growing revenue and profit margins — and some of their stocks are cheap

  • Time:

    15:35

  • Date:

    10 Aug 2026

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    1 min

  • Author:

    Just2Trade Research Team

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These companies have up stellar sales numbers without being forced to compete on price

All of these companies increased their quarterly sales per share by at least 40% while expanding their gross profit margins and their operating margins.
All of these companies increased their quarterly sales per share by at least 40% while expanding their gross profit margins and their operating margins. Photo: MarketWatch illustration/iStockphoto

While the S&P 500 has surged toward record highs, fueled by a strong earnings-reporting season, a closer look at sales and profitability trends shows that are still bargains to be had for investors.

The following screen highlights companies that have grown sales at a high clip while managing to improve their gross profit margins and operating margins, which are underlying measure of profitability. You might expect the stock of a company doing all three to be expensive on a relative basis, but this isn’t always the case.

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