Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital. The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.

It’s clear there’s a strong connection between sustained earnings growth and hall-of-fame returns. Keeping that in mind, here are three market-beating stocks that could turbocharge your returns.

Micron (MU)

Five-Year Return: +1,127%

Founded in the basement of a Boise, Idaho dental office in 1978, Micron (NASDAQ:MU) is a leading provider of memory chips used in thousands of devices across mobile, data centers, industrial, consumer, and automotive markets.

What Makes MU Stand Out?

1. Market share has increased this cycle as its 106% annual revenue growth over the last two years was exceptional
2. Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were extremely profitable, as its annual earnings per share growth of 57.1% outpaced its revenue gains
3. Free cash flow margin increased by 14.1 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more capital to invest or return to shareholders

At $910.80 per share, Micron trades at 6.4x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Quanta (PWR)

Five-Year Return: +613%

A construction engineering services company, Quanta (NYSE:PWR) provides infrastructure solutions to a variety of sectors, including energy and communications.

Why Will PWR Beat the Market?

1. Average backlog growth of 21.2% over the past two years shows it has a steady sales pipeline that will drive future orders
2. Revenue outlook for the upcoming 12 months is outstanding and shows it’s on track to gain market share
3. Earnings per share grew by 26% annually over the last two years and trumped its peers

Quanta’s stock price of $628 implies a valuation ratio of 43.4x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

CNX Resources (CNX)

Five-Year Return: +177%

Tracing back to operations that began in 1860, CNX Resources (NYSE:CNX) drills for and produces natural gas from underground shale formations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Why Are We Fans of CNX?

1. Attractive asset base leads to wonderful unit economics and a stellar gross margin of 68%
2. EBITDA profits increased over the last five years as the company gained some leverage on its fixed costs and became more efficient
3. Robust free cash flow margin of 23.4% gives it many options for capital deployment

CNX Resources is trading at $34.29 per share, or 13.2x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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