Three companies have delivered strong returns over the past five years, according to recent analysis. Brinker International, which operates Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy, has returned 214% with same-store sales growth averaging 15.5% over two years and £5.73 billion in revenue. Construction Partners, a civil infrastructure firm, has gained 212% with 39.9% annual revenue growth over the past two years. Its earnings per share growth of 46.7% outpaced revenue gains. Fair Isaac Corporation, creator of the FICO credit score, has returned 123%. The company's earnings per share growth of 29.3% exceeded revenue gains over the last two years, whilst maintaining a 34% free cash flow margin. All three companies have demonstrated consistent earnings growth and improving operational metrics.

Optimal Blue, a mortgage capital markets platform, has integrated FICO Score 10T into its technology, marking a significant step in the adoption of FICO's most predictive credit scoring model across the mortgage industry. The integration enables lenders to price and decision non-agency loans using FICO Score 10T within Optimal Blue's product, pricing and eligibility engine, as well as mortgage servicing rights valuation and hedging capabilities. Optimal Blue supports approximately 60% of the top 50 US mortgage lenders. FICO Score 10T is currently available at no cost alongside Classic FICO through the FICO Score 10T Free Access Programme, allowing lenders to conduct side-by-side testing without additional fees. The integration extends to the secondary market, where investors and servicers can leverage the score for portfolio assessment.

FICO has partnered with Pindrop to integrate AI-powered fraud detection into the FICO Platform. The agreement embeds Pindrop Protect to deliver real-time, multi-signal fraud intelligence for financial institutions, including deepfake detection and consortium intelligence within FICO decisioning workflows. The collaboration positions FICO as an orchestration layer for high-risk interactions such as account opening, wire transfers and call centre authentication. By hosting Pindrop Protect in the FICO Marketplace, the company aims to make advanced fraud controls function as a plug-in for banks and telecoms. The partnership expands FICO's role beyond credit scoring into voice, device and behavioural signals, adding another data-rich partner alongside existing arrangements with AWS and Plaid.