Best Software - Application Stocks in Technology for 2026
Top-ranked Software - Application stocks within the Technology sector. Vertical SaaS, productivity suites, and enterprise platforms are capital-light and subscription-driven, so Quality carries the most weight in the ranking.
Application Software includes vertical SaaS, horizontal productivity suites, and enterprise platforms. Composite scoring weights the Quality pillar heavily (gross margin, ROIC, free-cash-flow conversion) since the cohort is capital-light and subscription-driven. Valuation pillar uses EV/Sales and rule-of-40 alongside P/E for the still-investing names.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Software - Application stocks in Technology by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPSY.LSE | Spectra Systems Corp | 81.9 |
| 2 | SPSC.LSE | Spectra Systems Corporation | 81.5 |
| 3 | OTEX.US | Open Text Corp | 78.3 |
| 4 | 688111.SHG | Beijing Kingsoft Office Software In | 73.5 |
| 5 | 6959.HK | Changjiu Holdings Ltd | 73.3 |
| 6 | DTD2.XETRA | B+S Banksysteme Aktiengesellschaft | 72.7 |
| 7 | AOF.XETRA | ATOSS Software SE | 72.7 |
| 8 | LSI.WAR | LSI Software S.A. | 71.7 |
| 9 | LYFT.US | LYFT Inc | 71.5 |
| 10 | DAVE.US | Dave Inc | 71.2 |
| 11 | CXZ.AU | Connexion Mobility Ltd | 71.1 |
| 12 | 000997.SHE | Fujian Newland Computer Co Ltd | 70.9 |
| 13 | 300532.SHE | New Trend International Logis-Tech Co Ltd | 70.5 |
| 14 | APP.BK | Applicad Public Company Limited | 70.3 |
| 15 | DUOL.US | Duolingo Inc | 69.6 |
| 16 | KARO.US | Karooooo Ltd | 69.5 |
| 17 | ACSO.LSE | Accesso Technology Group PLC | 69.1 |
| 18 | ING.LSE | Ingenta plc | 68.9 |
| 19 | RDVT.US | Red Violet Inc | 68.7 |
| 20 | YB.US | Yuanbao Inc. American Depositary Shares | 68.6 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Software - Application industry under Technology. Use the screener for the full ranked list.