CAN SLIM Stock Screener: Free CANSLIM Stocks
This CAN SLIM stock screener follows the method William O’Neil, founder of Investor’s Business Daily, published in How to Make Money in Stocks in 1988 after concluding that the market’s past big winners shared seven traits. Every trading day it checks each US stock against our own rule-based version of the letters, with quarterly and annual EPS taken from SEC filings. The free results use final daily data and run five trading sessions late. Use it as a free CAN SLIM screener: a short list of CANSLIM stocks passing C, A, N and L.
CAN SLIM is a registered trademark of Investor’s Business Daily. Financial Tech Wiz is not affiliated with IBD or William O’Neil.
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CAN SLIM Scan Alerts:
- CHEF: CAN SLIM score 5 of 6 on Oct 2, quarterly EPS growth 60.0% (SEC filings), 3-year EPS growth 32.0% a year, down 9.1% since
- DELL: CAN SLIM score 5 of 6 on Oct 9, quarterly EPS growth 272.9% (SEC filings), 3-year EPS growth 38.9% a year, down 22.1% since
- GCT: CAN SLIM score 5 of 6 on Oct 16, quarterly EPS growth 27.5% (SEC filings), 3-year EPS growth 81.5% a year, up 1.5% since
Latest free CAN SLIM matches
CHEF: CAN SLIM match on Oct 2
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- CAN SLIM score 5 of 6
- Quarterly EPS growth (SEC) 60.0%
- 3-year EPS growth a year (SEC) 32.0%
- Since alert −9.1%
Members saw this match on Oct 2.See the latest scan alerts
DELL: CAN SLIM match on Oct 9
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- CAN SLIM score 5 of 6
- Quarterly EPS growth (SEC) 272.9%
- 3-year EPS growth a year (SEC) 38.9%
- Since alert −22.1%
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Members saw this match on Oct 9.See the latest scan alerts
GCT: CAN SLIM match on Oct 16
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- CAN SLIM score 5 of 6
- Quarterly EPS growth (SEC) 27.5%
- 3-year EPS growth a year (SEC) 81.5%
- Since alert +1.5%
Also matching
Members saw this match on Oct 16.See the latest scan alerts
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Key Takeaways
- A stock makes the list when C, A, N and L all pass on the session; the score counts the letters that pass, out of 6.
- C and A use diluted EPS from SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings, counted from the filing date, never earlier.
- N, S and I are labeled proxies, and M is market context, not a per-stock filter.
Free cards also require a close above $5, more than $10 million traded on the alert day, a current market cap of at least $2 billion, and they skip likely buyouts: stocks whose price has stayed within 3% for 10 sessions, which usually means a pending deal.
The letters and how we test them
- C, current quarterly earnings: the latest quarter’s diluted EPS is at least 25% above the same quarter a year earlier, and that earlier quarter’s EPS is above zero.
- A, annual earnings: annual EPS rose in each of the last 3 fiscal years, the oldest of the four years is above zero, and the 3-year growth rate is at least 25% a year.
- N, near new highs (price proxy): the close is within 5% of the highest high of the last 252 sessions, or the stock made a new 252-session high in the last 20 sessions. In O’Neil’s method N also covers new products and management; we only test the price part.
- S, share count (proxy): shares outstanding are lower than about a year earlier, a sign of buybacks. Shown in the score, not required.
- L, leader: RP of 80 or higher. RP is our percentile of each stock’s 252-session return against every other stock we scan.
- I, accumulation (volume proxy): over the last 50 sessions, volume on up closes is at least 1.25 times volume on down closes, checked on final data only. It stands in for institutional buying; it is not ownership data. Shown in the score, not required.
- M, market direction: we track whether SPY closes above its 50-day average and the 50-day is above the 200-day. M is market context and never part of a stock’s score.
A stock needs at least 253 sessions of price history and enough SEC EPS data to test C and A. A stock without that data is not scored, never counted as a pass or a fail.
Where the earnings numbers come from
EPS comes from SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings and counts from the filing date. A quarterly report is usually filed weeks after the company announces earnings, so the screener can see a new quarter later than the headline news. That is on purpose: every historical session uses only the filings that existed on that day. When a company does not report its fourth quarter on its own, we derive it from the annual figure minus the first nine months and mark it as derived.
The free cards show the CAN SLIM score, the quarterly EPS growth and the 3-year EPS growth rate, all from SEC filings.
How to use the list
CAN SLIM is a way to narrow the market to growing companies whose stocks are already acting well. It is not a timing tool. Many traders in the O’Neil style wait for a proper base and a breakout before they act, and they keep losses small when a trade fails. Use the list to find the charts, then make your own plan.
What the delay means
The free cutoff is five actual exchange trading sessions behind the latest complete daily-data session. Weekends and holidays do not count. Free picks are final-only: we wait for the daily close and complete data, and the page updates automatically from stored final scan results. It never shows forming-candle matches. Charts can extend to the latest final close, but alert markers stop at the delayed cutoff.
History of this list
CAN SLIM history currently starts July 24, 2025: the first stored session on which we could test at least half of the stocks we scan from SEC filings. Sessions before that date are not claimed. The history panel with the charts above always shows the current start date. This page shows no backtest results: only the Daily Pivot Breakout page shows the Official backtest.
Current scanners and trade tracking
The Financial Tech Wiz Trading Journal shows every CAN SLIM match the day it happens, the stored history with a chart for each one, and trade tracking with performance analytics. Its developing daily scans are labeled preliminary and confirm after the daily close.
For background, read our trading books list. Compare the other free tools in our free stock scanner directory, and if you want a simple way to start recording trades, use the free trading journal template.
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FAQ
What does CAN SLIM stand for?
Current quarterly earnings, Annual earnings, New highs (and new products), Supply and demand, Leader or laggard, Institutional sponsorship and Market direction.
Which letters must pass?
C, A, N and L must all pass on the session. S and I add to the score out of 6 but are not required, and M is market context only.
Where does the EPS data come from?
Diluted EPS from SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings, counted from the filing date. We never use EPS from a market data provider on this page.
Is this the official IBD CAN SLIM screen?
No. It is our own rule-based version. CAN SLIM is a registered trademark of Investor’s Business Daily. Financial Tech Wiz is not affiliated with IBD or William O’Neil.
Why are some letters called proxies?
N, S and I in O’Neil’s method include things we cannot measure from price, volume and filings, such as new products or fund ownership. We test a measurable stand-in and label it.
How far back does the history go?
CAN SLIM history currently starts July 24, 2025, the first stored session with SEC data for at least half of the stocks we scan. The history panel on this page shows the current start date.
Why are free picks delayed?
Free pages are final-only and show picks five exchange sessions after the scan alert. Members see current matches.
Is a CAN SLIM match a buy signal?
No. It is a screening result. We do not promise results.