The theme: Subscription software and the hyperscale platforms it runs on — recurring revenue, high gross margins, and the heavy up-front spend that makes the accounting look worse than the business. Spread across several software industries and one megacap.
3 of these also earn a place on the AI list, worth knowing before treating the two as separate bets.
Only 4 of the 28 themes tracked carry a higher median score than this one's 62.3.
Rare combination: this list ranks among the strongest on Growth and among the cheapest on Value at once, so the market is not yet charging much for the expansion.
The Cloud & SaaS group at a glance
Where these companies are filed
The 19 members report under 3 different industries, which is exactly why no standard sector view groups them:
Software - Application12
Software - Infrastructure6
Health Information Services1
What kind of businesses these are
Average pillar scores across the 19 scored members, against every stock the model scores:
Pillar
Cloud & SaaS
Market
Read
Quality
63.0
57.7
5.3 above
Growth
84.5
58.0
26.5 above
Value
45.5
38.4
7.1 above
Pillars run 0–100, and Value is judged against sector peers.
Scores run evenly across the group, from ADBE at 85.4 down to NET at 27.7, the median landing mid-pack at 62.3. A theme is a thesis, not a quality filter — membership says a company is exposed to Cloud & SaaS, and the score says what the model makes of the business.
Where analysts are moving on Cloud & SaaS
Across the 19 Cloud & SaaS names with a reading, the median forward earnings estimate is rising — +2.3% over 90 days, ahead of the market (+0.5%). Not one of the 19 is being cut.
Estimates implied by price ÷ forward P/E, captured together each trading day since June 2026, and outside the Bull Rankings score. How this is measured, across the market →
Common questions
What counts as a Cloud & SaaS stock?
Subscription software and the hyperscale platforms it runs on — recurring revenue, high gross margins, and the heavy up-front spend that makes the accounting look worse than the business. Spread across several software industries and one megacap. The companies are hand-picked by Bartholomew Chupka Jr., the site's founder, from the stocks in our US coverage.
How are the best Cloud & SaaS stocks ranked?
Each name is scored on the Bull Rankings quality-growth model — one 0–100 score blending business quality, growth, and valuation — the same score used everywhere on the site.
Are analysts raising or cutting Cloud & SaaS earnings estimates?
Across the 19 Cloud & SaaS names with a reading, the median forward earnings estimate is rising — +2.3% over 90 days, ahead of the market (+0.5%). Not one of the 19 is being cut. Estimates are implied by price divided by forward P/E, captured together each trading day so only a changed forecast moves the figure, and they sit outside the Bull Rankings score.
How often is the ranking updated?
The universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the ranking reflects the latest fundamentals and prices.
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