Research · refreshed nightly · July 28, 2026
The Best-Managed Small Caps (July 2026)
Management quality below $2B.
Below $2B in market cap, management is most of the story; there is no institutional machine to hide behind. Among the best-managed small caps, Kits Eyecare and MBB SE share the top management score at 82, with Medistim at 80 and Vitalhub and Cipher Pharmaceuticals at 78. The median across these 32 companies is 74.
The top ten spans Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Italy, with growth profiles from Medistim's steady 11 percent a year to Vitalhub's 37 percent. At this size a management score is a read on the operator, built from the capital-allocation record in the filings rather than reputation. Click any name for the citation-backed detail behind each score.
40companies qualify
73median management
61median MGI
11joined this week
The ranking
Sorted by management
1
Kits Eyecare Ltd.KITS.CA🇨🇦
management 82 · revenue +21%/yr · scale economics
G 65V 55O 66Cap $351.2M
MGI
65
MVI
55
MTI
43
MOI
66
Cap
$351.2M
Growth
+23%2
ATOSS Software SEAOF.DE🇩🇪
management 81 · revenue +17%/yr · asset light
G 67V 51O 67Cap $1.8B
MGI
67
MVI
51
MTI
38
MOI
67
Cap
$1.8B
Growth
+11%3
Medistim ASAMEDI.NO🇳🇴
management 80 · revenue +11%/yr · asset light
G 58V 59O 60Cap $450.1M
MGI
58
MVI
59
MTI
28
MOI
60
Cap
$450.1M
Growth
+33%4
Vitalhub Corp.VHI.CA🇨🇦
management 78 · revenue +37%/yr · asset light
G 73V 71O 80Cap $309.8M
MGI
73
MVI
71
MTI
28
MOI
80
Cap
$309.8M
Growth
+47%5
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.CPH.CA🇨🇦
management 78 · revenue +18%/yr · asset light
G 58V 64O 62Cap $295.5M
MGI
58
MVI
64
MTI
45
MOI
62
Cap
$295.5M
Growth
+4%6
MBB SEMBB.DE🇩🇪
management 77 · revenue +11%/yr · asset light
G 64V 66O 70Cap $1.1B
MGI
64
MVI
66
MTI
46
MOI
70
Cap
$1.1B
Growth
-9%7
FOPE S.p.A.FPE.IT🇮🇹
management 77 · revenue +27%/yr · asset light
G 70V 63O 74Cap $242.5M
MGI
70
MVI
63
MTI
42
MOI
74
Cap
$242.5M
Growth
+27%8
Red Violet, Inc.RDVT🇺🇸
management 76 · revenue +16%/yr · asset light
G 68V 57O 70Cap $888.9M
MGI
68
MVI
57
MTI
43
MOI
70
Cap
$888.9M
Growth
+17%9
Judges Scientific plcJDG.GB🇬🇧
management 76 · revenue +13%/yr · asset light
G 63V 61O 66Cap $454M
MGI
63
MVI
61
MTI
54
MOI
66
Cap
$454M
Growth
+9%10
Plejd ABPLEJD.SE🇸🇪
management 76 · revenue +28%/yr · asset light
G 75V 69O 81Cap $835.1M
MGI
75
MVI
69
MTI
35
MOI
81
Cap
$835.1M
Growth
+28%11
Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc.IDR🇺🇸
management 76 · revenue +43%/yr · asset light
G 56V 50O 56Cap $483.1M
MGI
56
MVI
50
MTI
47
MOI
56
Cap
$483.1M
Growth
+99%12
NEURONES S.A.NRO.FR🇫🇷
management 76 · revenue +10%/yr · asset light
G 56V 62O 59Cap $1.0B
MGI
56
MVI
62
MTI
42
MOI
59
Cap
$1.0B
Growth
+6%13
BioSyent Inc.RX.CA🇨🇦
management 76 · revenue +10%/yr · asset light
G 65V 66O 70Cap $117.6M
MGI
65
MVI
66
MTI
37
MOI
70
Cap
$117.6M
Growth
+27%14
Lindbergh S.p.A.LDB.IT🇮🇹
management 75 · revenue +29%/yr · scale economics
G 55V 66O 59Cap $84.7M
MGI
55
MVI
66
MTI
36
MOI
59
Cap
$84.7M
Growth
+36%15
Sidetrade SAALBFR.FR🇫🇷
management 75 · revenue +14%/yr · asset light
G 61V 52O 62Cap $383.9M
MGI
61
MVI
52
MTI
44
MOI
62
Cap
$383.9M
Growth
+24%16
PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.PNRG🇺🇸
management 74 · revenue +17%/yr · asset light
G 28V 38O 27Cap $335.6M
MGI
28
MVI
38
MTI
65
MOI
27
Cap
$335.6M
Growth
-16%17
innoscripta SE1INN.DE🇩🇪
management 74 · revenue +43%/yr · asset light
G 66V 72O 74Cap $812.3M
MGI
66
MVI
72
MTI
53
MOI
74
Cap
$812.3M
Growth
+58%18
Mainstreet Equity Corp.MEQ.CA🇨🇦
management 74 · revenue +11%/yr · asset light
G 36V 65O 39Cap $1.2B
MGI
36
MVI
65
MTI
42
MOI
39
Cap
$1.2B
Growth
+6%19
Versamet Royalties CorporationVMET🇨🇦
management 73 · revenue +160%/yr · scale economics
G 66V 69O 71Cap $1.2B
MGI
66
MVI
69
MTI
43
MOI
71
Cap
$1.2B
Growth
+160%20
On the Beach Group plcOTB.GB🇬🇧
management 73 · revenue +19%/yr · asset light
G 56V 68O 61Cap $331.3M
MGI
56
MVI
68
MTI
48
MOI
61
Cap
$331.3M
Growth
+2%21
Hesai GroupHSAI🇨🇳
management 73 · revenue +35%/yr · scale economics
G 60V 65O 63Cap $313.9M
MGI
60
MVI
65
MTI
58
MOI
63
Cap
$313.9M
Growth
+30%22
XPEL, Inc.XPEL🇺🇸
management 73 · revenue +14%/yr · scale economics
G 63V 66O 69Cap $1.2B
MGI
63
MVI
66
MTI
46
MOI
69
Cap
$1.2B
Growth
+13%23
Elixirr International plcELIX.GB🇬🇧
management 73 · revenue +38%/yr · scale economics
G 58V 62O 61Cap $481.9M
MGI
58
MVI
62
MTI
48
MOI
61
Cap
$481.9M
Growth
+34%24
SN
Synektik S.A.SNT.PL🇵🇱
management 73 · revenue +35%/yr · asset light
G 73V 64O 78Cap $657.1M
MGI
73
MVI
64
MTI
46
MOI
78
Cap
$657.1M
Growth
+35%25
Taylor Devices, Inc.TAYD🇺🇸
management 73 · revenue +12%/yr · scale economics
G 60V 55O 61Cap $178.5M
MGI
60
MVI
55
MTI
42
MOI
61
Cap
$178.5M
Growth
+6%26
NORBIT ASANORBT.NO🇳🇴
management 73 · revenue +28%/yr · asset light
G 59V 59O 61Cap $1.2B
MGI
59
MVI
59
MTI
45
MOI
61
Cap
$1.2B
Growth
+28%27
Yuanbao Inc.YB🇨🇳
management 72 · revenue +65%/yr · asset light
G 69V 60O 72Cap $653.4M
MGI
69
MVI
60
MTI
60
MOI
72
Cap
$653.4M
Growth
+36%28
Eagle Eye Solutions Group plcEYE.GB🇬🇧
management 72 · revenue +17%/yr · asset light
G 70V 67O 75Cap $196.6M
MGI
70
MVI
67
MTI
42
MOI
75
Cap
$196.6M
Growth
+11%29
Warpaint London plcW7L.GB🇬🇧
management 72 · revenue +21%/yr · scale economics
G 54V 60O 56Cap $204.1M
MGI
54
MVI
60
MTI
47
MOI
56
Cap
$204.1M
Growth
+3%30
Total Energy Services Inc.TOT.CA🇨🇦
management 72 · revenue +21%/yr · scale economics
G 49V 65O 53Cap $607.2M
MGI
49
MVI
65
MTI
57
MOI
53
Cap
$607.2M
Growth
+21%31
Trican Well Service Ltd.TCW.CA🇨🇦
management 72 · revenue +16%/yr · scale economics
G 35V 63O 38Cap $1.0B
MGI
35
MVI
63
MTI
63
MOI
38
Cap
$1.0B
Growth
+16%32
Robertet SARBT.FR🇫🇷
management 72 · revenue +9%/yr · asset light
G 61V 53O 62Cap $2.0B
MGI
61
MVI
53
MTI
34
MOI
62
Cap
$2.0B
Growth
+5%33
Applied Nutrition plcAPN.GB🇬🇧
management 72 · revenue +44%/yr · scale economics
G 62V 58O 64Cap $1.1B
MGI
62
MVI
58
MTI
58
MOI
64
Cap
$1.1B
Growth
+24%34
Viemed Healthcare, Inc.VMD🇺🇸
management 72 · revenue +20%/yr · asset light
G 60V 68O 66Cap $409.8M
MGI
60
MVI
68
MTI
43
MOI
66
Cap
$409.8M
Growth
+28%35
CB
cyber_Folks S.A.CBF.PL🇵🇱
management 72 · revenue +25%/yr · asset light
G 60V 69O 64Cap $689.5M
MGI
60
MVI
69
MTI
44
MOI
64
Cap
$689.5M
Growth
+25%36
BK Technologies CorporationBKTI🇺🇸
management 72 · revenue +14%/yr · scale economics
G 59V 65O 62Cap $290.6M
MGI
59
MVI
65
MTI
42
MOI
62
Cap
$290.6M
Growth
+12%37
Volution Group plcFAN.GB🇬🇧
management 72 · revenue +10%/yr · asset light
G 67V 58O 70Cap $1.7B
MGI
67
MVI
58
MTI
35
MOI
70
Cap
$1.7B
Growth
+6%38
CHAPTERS Group AGCHG.DE🇩🇪
management 72 · revenue +179%/yr · asset light
G 58V 52O 58Cap $1.1B
MGI
58
MVI
52
MTI
37
MOI
58
Cap
$1.1B
Growth
+63%
Changed this week
Week over week, from the nightly refresh.
Entered
Hesai Group (HSAI) · joined at #21 · management 73 · revenue +35%/yr · scale economics
EnteredBioSyent Inc. (RX.CA) · joined at #13 · management 76 · revenue +10%/yr · asset light
EnteredTaylor Devices, Inc. (TAYD) · joined at #25 · management 73 · revenue +12%/yr · scale economics
EnteredNAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (NSSC) · joined at #39 · management 72 · revenue +9%/yr · asset light
EnteredATOSS Software SE (AOF.DE) · joined at #2 · management 81 · revenue +17%/yr · asset light
+6 more
RBT.FR, LDB.IT, ATAT, SNT.PL, TBBB, BZ also joined
Left
ODV, APM.MX, RCMT, TBBB, CLMB, VIT.B.SE, KARO, ATAT, BZ
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