Quarterly Growers US Stocks — 4 Consecutive Quarters of Revenue and Profit Growth

Each of the four most recent reported quarters shows both revenue and net income higher than the same quarter of the prior year. This confirms 12 months of uninterrupted year-over-year growth in both metrics — no quarterly miss, no seasonal weakness, no one-time excuse. It's the most demanding short-term earnings consistency test available from quarterly financial data.

Two consecutive quarters (Bull Cartel screen) confirms a trend. Three quarters spans three-quarters of an annual cycle. Four consecutive quarters spans a complete annual cycle — capturing all seasonal patterns, all customer budget cycles, and at least one full competitive response cycle. Four quarters is the threshold at which momentum is demonstrably consistent rather than coincidental.

Quarterly Growers tracks four consecutive quarterly YoY growth measures — 12 months of uninterrupted momentum visible in reported filings. Consistent 5-Year Earnings tracks five annual periods of profitability — longer duration, lower frequency. Both test consistency, but at different time scales. A company can pass annual consistency while having quarterly volatility; a quarterly grower passes the shorter, more demanding quarterly test.

Comparing Q1 2025 to Q1 2024 (not to Q4 2024) holds the seasonal pattern constant. Retailers always have strong Q4 holiday sales; comparing Q4 to Q1 sequentially would always show a decline. YoY comparison asks: 'Was this quarter better than the same quarter last year?' — a seasonality-neutral test that focuses on genuine business improvement rather than expected seasonal patterns.

Yes — combining Quarterly Growers with Minervini Trend Template produces companies with both fundamental quarterly momentum (four consecutive growth quarters) and technical Stage 2 price structure (above 200-day MA with MA rising). This dual confirmation — fundamental and technical momentum simultaneously — is one of the most reliable combined setups in US equities. It's roughly the empirical definition of a CANSLIM-quality stock.

Growth rates matter as much as direction. Four quarters of 20%+ YoY growth in both revenue and profit is exceptional. Four quarters of 3-5% growth is consistent but modest. Look for the magnitude and direction: accelerating growth (Q1: 10%, Q2: 15%, Q3: 18%, Q4: 22%) is more compelling than decelerating growth (Q1: 22%, Q2: 18%, Q3: 15%, Q4: 10%). The deceleration pattern often precedes a break in the consecutive growth streak.

The YoY comparison is applied to each company's own quarterly reporting calendar regardless of fiscal year end. A company with fiscal year ending in March reports Q1 in June, Q2 in September, Q3 in December, Q4 in March. Each quarter is compared to the same quarter from the prior fiscal year. StockSifting normalizes all companies to their own quarterly reporting schedules for this comparison.

Yes — the screen captures reported revenues and profits regardless of organic or inorganic source. A company that acquired a business mid-year will show artificially high growth in the quarters following the acquisition. For the most rigorous consistency analysis, check the organic revenue growth figures disclosed in the earnings release footnotes alongside the reported totals that drive this screen.

Growth momentum investors who require confirmed earnings execution before committing capital — 'show me the money' investors who won't buy on promise alone. Also useful for risk-averse investors who want growth exposure with maximum earnings reliability, and systematic momentum investors building rules-based portfolios around verified earnings momentum signals. Conservative growth investors who want to see the growth record before buying benefit most from the four-quarter confirmation.

Genuinely rare — typically fewer than 10-15% of US listed companies pass this filter at any given point in the business cycle. In earnings expansion phases (early-to-mid bull markets), the count rises. In earnings contraction phases (recessions, profit margin compression), the count shrinks dramatically. The scarcity of qualifying companies reflects the genuine difficulty of maintaining uninterrupted business momentum across four consecutive quarterly reporting periods.