Growth is a hallmark of all great companies, but the laws of gravity eventually take hold. Those who rode the COVID boom and ensuing tech selloff in 2022 will surely remember that the market’s punishment can be swift and severe when trajectories fall.
Luckily for you, our job at StockStory is to help you avoid short-term fads by pointing you toward high-quality businesses that can generate sustainable long-term growth. On that note, here are three growth stocks where the best is yet to come.
Western Digital (WDC)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +28.1%
Founded in 1970 by a Motorola employee, Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) is a leading producer of hard disk drives, SSDs and flash memory.
Why Do We Like WDC?
- Market share is on track to rise over the next 12 months as its 31.8% projected revenue growth implies demand will accelerate from its two-year trend
- Operating margin expansion of 16.1 percentage points over the last five years shows the company optimized its expenses
- Free cash flow margin expanded by 14.7 percentage points over the last five years, providing additional flexibility for investments and share buybacks/dividends
Western Digital is trading at $280.98 per share, or 25.1x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +16.2%
Creator of the three-digit number that can determine whether you get a mortgage or credit card, Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO) develops analytics software and the widely used FICO Score, which is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the United States.
Why Should You Buy FICO?
- Share repurchases have amplified shareholder returns as its annual earnings per share growth of 24.6% exceeded its revenue gains over the last two years
- FICO is a free cash flow machine with the flexibility to invest in growth initiatives or return capital to shareholders
- Improving returns on capital reflect management’s ability to monetize investments
Fair Isaac Corporation’s stock price of $1,345 implies a valuation ratio of 29.7x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.
MediaAlpha (MAX)
One-Year Revenue Growth: +64.9%
Powering nearly 10 million consumer referrals each month in the insurance marketplace, MediaAlpha (NYSE: MAX) operates a technology platform that connects insurance carriers with high-intent consumers shopping for property, casualty, health, and life insurance products.
Why Are We Backing MAX?
- Annual revenue growth of 68.6% over the last two years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
- Free cash flow margin jumped by 5.1 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more resources to pursue growth initiatives, repurchase shares, or pay dividends
- Returns on capital are climbing as management makes more lucrative bets
At $7.42 per share, MediaAlpha trades at 6.2x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
Stocks We Like Even More
Your portfolio can’t afford to be based on yesterday’s story. The risk in a handful of heavily crowded stocks is rising daily.
The names generating the next wave of massive growth are right here in our Top 5 Strong Momentum Stocks for this week. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 244% over the last five years (as of June 30, 2025).
Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,326% between June 2020 and June 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-small-cap company Comfort Systems (+782% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today.
