15 Stocks That Outperform the S&P 500 Every Year For the Last 3 Years

9. Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC)

3-Year Return as of the Close of March 12: 165%

Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) is a global energy infrastructure company, based in Houston, USA. With an emphasis on midstream natural gas compression, the company has two main segments: Contract Operations and Aftermarket Services. The product offerings of this mid-cap enterprise include natural gas compression services to energy sector customers and aftermarket services to customers who own compression equipment. As more and more companies outsource this natural gas compression need, Archrock is all set to meet this rising demand.

Just recently, the company announced its strategic partnership and distribution agreement with Coldstream Energy, enabling Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) to capitalize on the growing demand for MaCH4 solutions. Although the EPS growth rate of AROC has stood at 6.4%, the anticipated growth rate is what keeps the investors hooked. The company’s EPS is expected to grow by 37.5%, surpassing the industry average of 26.3%. Even if we consider the cash flow of the company, the year-over-year cash flow growth rate is over three times higher than the industry average.

In Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC)’s recent financials, we could see the impact of the TOPS acquisition. With an EPS of $0.34, up from $0.22, the company truly benefited from scaling operations. Additionally, the company is investing to grow its fleet by 5% in 2025.

In this “America First” Trump regime, favorable energy policies—such as boosting oil and gas production on the state lands, promoting energy exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), and adopting policies that lift restrictions on oil and gas leasing—the AROC stock is already up 479% in the past five years. The expansion plans, along with a favorable macro environment, give us a good reason to believe that Archrock, Inc. (NYSE:AROC) is all set to outshine its peers.