Marathon is doing something most companies only dream about. Over the last five years, it bought back 52% of its own shares. More than half the shares — gone. When a company does that, every remaining share is worth more.

The Financial Health Score sits at 1.3. That reflects real debt (net debt payback of 4 years), but also ROIC of 6.6% and net margins at 6.5% which are solid for an oil refiner.

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Here’s a number worth sitting with: 64.9%. That’s the gap between PayPal’s current price and its fair value with a margin of safety. The stock is trading at $44.29. The average fair value across three growth models lands at $73.05.

The company has grown at 14.7% annually for 10 years — nearly double the industry average of 8.3%. And the P/E ratio? Just 8.31. That’s bargain territory for a global payments giant.

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Insurance companies rarely excite investors. W R Berkley might change your mind. Over the last 10 years, free cash flow grew at 15.2% per year. Earnings per share? Also 15.2%. Revenue climbed steadily at 8% CAGR. And that growth is not slowing down — the charts show every single metric heading firmly upward into 2025.

The current price of $71.27 makes this even more interesting. A quiet compounder in a boring sector, growing its cash like clockwork.

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AI is moving from experiment… to essential.

Every major industry is integrating it.
Every major company is investing in it.

By late 2025, AI was already an $800B market — growing at a pace that could push it well beyond $1 trillion in the years ahead.

Cloud infrastructure is scaling fast.
AI-enabled devices are multiplying.
Automation is becoming standard.

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When trillions flow into this transformation — which stocks stand to benefit most?

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1. Micron Just Reported the Most Remarkable Earnings in Its History

On June 24, Micron Technology reported revenue of $41.5 billion for the quarter — up 346% from a year ago. Gross margins hit 84.9%. Free cash flow reached $18.3 billion. The stock jumped 17% in a single day. The driver is AI. Data centers are buying memory chips faster than Micron can make them. For the next quarter, the company expects $50 billion in revenue. These are numbers that would have seemed impossible two years ago. This is what happens when a business sits at the center of a technology shift. It’s worth understanding what Micron actually does.

2. GameStop Is Trying to Buy eBay — and Ryan Cohen Is Putting His Own Money In

This is not a joke. Ryan Cohen, CEO of GameStop, is pursuing a $56 billion takeover of eBay. eBay’s board said no. Cohen came back. This week he voluntarily gave up a $35 billion personal pay package to show he’s serious — and committed $500 million of his own money to the bid. His argument: a combined GameStop and eBay could challenge Amazon. Whether this deal ever happens or not, it tells you something important. The most interesting moves in business rarely come from the most obvious places.

3. Apple and Microsoft Both Raised Prices This Week

On June 25, both Apple and Microsoft announced price increases on key products. Apple raised prices on MacBooks and iPads. Microsoft raised the price of the Xbox by $100. Both companies pointed to higher chip and component costs. Apple fell 6.2%. Microsoft dropped 3.78%. For long-term investors, this is a two-sided story. Rising costs hurt margins. But companies with loyal customers — like these two — can pass costs on. That’s what pricing power looks like. Not every business can do it. The ones that can are worth far more than the ones that can’t.

4. Qualcomm Nearly Doubled Its Revenue Forecast

Qualcomm this week announced it now expects $40 billion in revenue from non-smartphone products by 2029 — up from a prior forecast of $22 billion. The stock jumped 9%. This matters because Qualcomm has spent years trying to reduce its dependence on phone chips. Cars, laptops, industrial devices, AI edge computing — Qualcomm is pushing into all of it. That gap between perception and reality is where long-term investors find their best opportunities.

5. OpenAI Is Delaying Its IPO — Because of What Happened to SpaceX

This week, reports emerged that OpenAI is reconsidering its public listing timeline, partly because of how badly SpaceX stock performed after its debut. After an explosive IPO, SpaceX fell below its listing price within days. OpenAI is watching. For long-term investors, this is a healthy sign. Rushing a listing to capture excitement rarely ends well for new shareholders. The best businesses go public when they are ready — not when the headlines are loudest. OpenAI’s patience, if it holds, will likely benefit whoever eventually buys in at the right price.

Most companies borrow money to grow. These five don’t need to.

Having more cash than debt is rare. But the companies in this video go much further. They combine that financial strength with profit margins most businesses will never see — and growth rates that have quietly compounded into extraordinary returns.

One of them is a small security company most investors have never heard of. Another is hiding in plain sight, one of the most profitable businesses in the world. The video walks through the most important numbers for each, explains what makes them special.