Manifest Investing

Best Small Companies (2026)

2026 Best Small Company Selection Show. Mark Robertson and Ken Kavula present our Best Small Companies for 2026, celebrating another year of excellent performance realized over the last 16 years. Our theme for 2025 was “Return of The Right Stuff” and “BELIEVE” — a philosophy and steadying influence that has served us well (market-beating profitability) for more than two decades. Join us as we identify actionable ideas for smaller companies in this promising field of opportunity.

Quality Legend:
Blue	Excellent with quality greater than 80.
Green	Good with quality between 60 and 80.
Neutral	Average or below average with quality between 20 and 60.
Red	Poor with quality less than 20.
Companies with less than 10 years of history are penalized by 5 points per year.
PAR Legend:
Green	PAR is within the target range of MIPAR +5-10%, currently 5.1%-10.1%
Yellow	PAR is above the target range of MIPAR +10%, currently 10.1%
PAR	Projected Annual Return
MIPAR	The Manifest Investing Median PAR of all stocks in the database.
Company Name Legend:
*	Not covered by Value Line Standard Edition.
b	Uses price-to-book value for valuation purposes.
P/CF	Uses price-to-cash flow for valuation.