screen_companies

Screen Companies by Metrics

A tool of MetricDuck — Financial Analysis

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Screen 5,500+ US companies by financial metrics. Find stocks matching quantitative criteria.

Metric IDs (canonical names from filing_metrics):

Valuation: pe_ratio, pb_ratio, ev_ebitda, fcf_yield, market_cap, ev
Profitability: gross_margin, oper_margin, net_margin, ebitda_margin, roe, roa, roic
Cash Flow: fcf, net_cf_ops, cash_conversion
Balance Sheet: debt_to_equity, current_ratio, ttl_debt, ttl_equity, cash_st_invs
Size: revenues, net_income, ebitda, gross_profit

Growth screening: set period_type — e.g. metric_id="revenues" with period_type="ttm.yoy" (YoY). Growth pairs served: revenues/net_income/eps_basic/eps_diluted/fcf/roic @ ttm.yoy, revenues/fcf @ ttm.cagr3, ttl_assets @ ss.yoy.

Period types: ttm (default), ss (balance sheet snapshot), the growth pairs above, and q.med8/q.trend8/q.stdv8 valuation-quality series (pe_ratio, ev_ebitda, ev_fcf, roic). The screener serves LATEST-snapshot values; an unsupported metric+period combination returns a 422 naming the supported set — for other periods or full history use get_metric_history.

Sectors: TECH, FIN, HEALTH, CONS_STAPLES, CONS_DISC, IND, ENERGY, UTIL, RE, MAT, COMM
Operators: gt (>), gte (>=), lt (<), lte (<=), eq (=), between

Tag filtering (required_tags / excluded_tags) selects by business-model classification; unclassified companies are excluded from tag-filtered results.

Note: margins, returns and ROIC are decimals (0.15 = 15%). Negative P/E means losses — add a gt(0) filter to exclude loss-makers.

Use Cases:

"High ROIC tech stocks" -> filters=[{metric_id:"roic", operator:"gt", value:0.15}], sectors=["TECH"]
"Undervalued profitable industrials" -> filters=[{metric_id:"pe_ratio", operator:"lt", value:15}, {metric_id:"pe_ratio", operator:"gt", value:0}], sectors=["IND"]
"Revenue growing >10% YoY" -> filters=[{metric_id:"revenues", operator:"gt", value:0.10, period_type:"ttm.yoy"}]
"AI infrastructure companies not exposed to China supply chain" -> required_tags=["ai_ml_infrastructure"], excluded_tags=["china_supply_chain_heavy"]
"Profitable subscription businesses" -> filters=[{metric_id:"net_margin", operator:"gt", value:0.10}], required_tags=["subscription_recurring"]

To screen by filing SIGNALS (tone, covenant risk, material weakness, etc.), use screen_filing_signals — a universe-correct cross-company signal screen — then intersect with a metric screen here.

Responses capped at ~20K chars. If truncated, reduce limit or add stricter filters.

Input schema

Property	Type	Required	Description
filters	array	yes	Metric filters
sort_by	string	no	Metric ID to sort by (default: 'market_cap')
sectors	array	no	Sector codes (e.g., ['TECH', 'HEALTH', 'MAT'])
required_tags	array	no	Classification tags all results must have (e.g., ['ai_ml_infrastructure', 'subscription_recurring']). Tags: cloud_infrastructure, saas_enterprise, saas_smb, marketplace_platform, semiconductor_design, semiconductor_foundry, financial_services_traditional, insurance_carrier, investment_management, pharmaceutical_discovery, medical_devices, retail_physical, ecommerce_direct, media_streaming, subscription_recurring, usage_based, hardware_sale, transaction_fee, advertising_based, government_contract, services_project, ai_ml_core_product, ai_ml_infrastructure, semiconductor_advanced_node, data_center_hyperscale, cybersecurity, autonomous_vehicles, electric_vehicle, renewable_energy, biotech_genomics, mrna_platform, robotics_automation, enterprise_b2b_large, smb_focused, consumer_direct, developer_platform, china_revenue_heavy, china_supply_chain_heavy, us_domestic_only, global_diversified, regulated_industry, export_controlled, dual_use_technology, foreign_private_issuer, holding_company_structure.
excluded_tags	array	no	Classification tags results must NOT have (e.g., ['china_supply_chain_heavy', 'regulated_industry']).
limit	integer	no	Max results (default 20, max 50)

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "filters": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "metric_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Metric identifier (e.g., 'roic', 'pe_ratio')"
          },
          "operator": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "gt",
              "gte",
              "lt",
              "lte",
              "eq",
              "between"
            ],
            "description": "Comparison operator"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Threshold value (for gt/gte/lt/lte/eq)"
          },
          "min_value": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Min value (for 'between' only)"
          },
          "max_value": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Max value (for 'between' only)"
          },
          "period_type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Period: 'ttm' (default), 'ss', 'ttm.yoy', 'ttm.cagr3' — unsupported metric+period combos return 422 with guidance"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "metric_id",
          "operator"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "description": "Metric filters"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Metric ID to sort by (default: 'market_cap')"
    },
    "sectors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Sector codes (e.g., ['TECH', 'HEALTH', 'MAT'])"
    },
    "required_tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Classification tags all results must have (e.g., ['ai_ml_infrastructure', 'subscription_recurring']). Tags: cloud_infrastructure, saas_enterprise, saas_smb, marketplace_platform, semiconductor_design, semiconductor_foundry, financial_services_traditional, insurance_carrier, investment_management, pharmaceutical_discovery, medical_devices, retail_physical, ecommerce_direct, media_streaming, subscription_recurring, usage_based, hardware_sale, transaction_fee, advertising_based, government_contract, services_project, ai_ml_core_product, ai_ml_infrastructure, semiconductor_advanced_node, data_center_hyperscale, cybersecurity, autonomous_vehicles, electric_vehicle, renewable_energy, biotech_genomics, mrna_platform, robotics_automation, enterprise_b2b_large, smb_focused, consumer_direct, developer_platform, china_revenue_heavy, china_supply_chain_heavy, us_domestic_only, global_diversified, regulated_industry, export_controlled, dual_use_technology, foreign_private_issuer, holding_company_structure."
    },
    "excluded_tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Classification tags results must NOT have (e.g., ['china_supply_chain_heavy', 'regulated_industry'])."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 20,
      "description": "Max results (default 20, max 50)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "filters"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-15