Mega-cap value — what the screen found 2026-10-09

Only 40 companies¹ out of 1,201 tracked names² passed this screen on October 8, 2026. This represents a narrow concentration of mega-cap value: companies that are relatively cheap among the largest, most liquid names in the market.

This profile differs fundamentally from small-cap value; these names are less likely to be cheap simply because they are overlooked, and they typically offer less upside if the market re-rates them. Passing this test is a numerical filter, not a verdict on quality, and does not establish that any of these companies are worth owning.

The results include names from several sectors. In Transportation & Public Utilities, Comcast Corp carries a trailing PE of 6.96³ and a market cap of $74.93B⁴, while AT&T Inc. has a trailing PE of 7.39⁵ and a market cap of $170.25B⁶. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate is also represented, with Progressive Corporation at a trailing PE of 10.88 and market cap of $127.26B⁷, U.S. Bancorp with a trailing PE of 10.82⁸ and market cap of $88.67B⁹, and The Travelers Companies, Inc. with a trailing PE of 9.31¹⁰ and market cap of $77.34B¹¹. Occidental Petroleum Corporation appears from the Mining sector with a trailing PE of 8.23¹² and market cap of $60.14B¹³.

Across the 40 matches¹, the trailing PE ranges from 6.96 to 17.86¹⁴, with a median of 15.02¹⁵. None of the six tracked macro signals are currently risk-off.