Investors need to know whether a company can grow and meet the challenges of sustainability, especially in the face of fast-changing economic and political conditions. It's not just about how "green" a company is. Also essential is a company's ability to make solid returns in all types of market environments.
Clean energy solutions to help catalyze the global energy transition top investors' lists of investment priorities. A 2025 survey from Morgan Stanley of active individual investors in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific shows that investors ranked renewable energy and energy efficiency as top investment priorities. Some 80% see the energy transition as an opportunity to generate returns.
North America respondents placed greater focus on health care affordability and innovation, while investors in Europe and APAC put more emphasis on energy storage and battery technology as well as regenerative agriculture and sustainable land use.
So, which sustainable stocks are right to grow your portfolio?
Sustainable Stocks Across Sectors
As part of IBD's 2025 special report on the 50 Most Sustainable Companies, we review companies not solely on their sustainability and climate management achievements, but also on how they fare against their competitors in similar industries.
Sustainable stocks that made our 2025 Most Sustainable Companies list combine strong climate management scores from Morningstar Sustainalytics with superior IBD technical and fundamental stock ratings. They are well-positioned for investors concerned about the climate transition. Read all the stories in our Most Sustainable Companies special report.
The tables below highlight IBD's most sustainable stocks in eight industry categories, including technology, financial services, energy and more.
Companies Rise To the Energy Challenge
Green stocks that top their industry lists and also are at the top of the 2025 Most Sustainable Companies list include power management company Eaton, first on the overall list and tops in the energy/power category. Bank of Montreal is next on the list and also leads the financial services category. Sustainable engineering firm Stantec leads the services/consulting category.
To see all 50 stocks on the list and more details on the methodology, read IBD's 50 Most Sustainable Companies For 2025.
Read Our Special Report Overview: Clean Energy Stocks Beat Fossil Fuels Despite Anti-ESG Backlash
Sustainable Stocks: How IBD Created Its Lists
To build IBD's 2025 list of the Most Sustainable Companies, we started with Morningstar's U.S. and global Low Carbon Transition Leaders Indexes. These indexes provide exposure to companies from each sector that are taking the most action toward transitioning to a low-carbon economy. We sorted the constituents of the Morningstar indexes using IBD technical and fundamental stock ratings.
Morningstar Sustainalytics provides an overall climate management score of 0 to 100. This indicates the strength of a company's systems for managing its exposure to the low-carbon transition. A score of 46 to 55 is average, 56 to 75 is strong, and 76 to 100 is very strong.
Read More About The Winning Stocks On Our Most Sustainable Companies List: Eaton, Nvidia and Eli Lilly.
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Financial
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of Montreal | 70.6 | |
| 2 | NatWest Group | 63.1 | |
| 3 | Bank of America | 61.3 | |
| 4 | Canadian Imperial Bank | 60.4 |
Technology
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 63.1 | |
| 2 | Cadence Design Systems | 62.7 | |
| 3 | IBM | 61.7 | |
| 4 | Oracle | 60.0 |
Aerospace/Defense
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heico | 61.6 | |
| 2 | Howmet Aerospace | 53.2 | |
| 3 | GE Aerospace | 50.4 | |
| 4 | Elbit Systems | 47.3 |
Energy/Power
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eaton | 74.3 | |
| 2 | Williams | 58.6 | |
| 3 | Valaris | 57.5 | |
| 4 | Hubbell | 52.2 |
Mining
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osisko Gold Royalties | 58.9 | |
| 2 | Gold Fields | 57.9 | |
| 3 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 54.2 | |
| 4 | Southern Copper | 50.3 |
Industrial
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker-Hannifin | 61.4 | |
| 2 | Pentair | 52.3 | |
| 3 | Vulcan Materials | 46.8 | |
| 4 | Quanta Services | 41.2 |
Leisure
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 53.9 | |
| 2 | Expedia Group | 53.7 | |
| 3 | Booking Holdings | 52.3 |
Services/Consulting
| Rank | Company | Symbol | Climate management score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stantec | STN | 67 |
| 2 | Iron Mountain | IRM | 57.9 |
| 3 | United Rentals | URI | 52.6 |
Sources: IBD, Morningstar. Data is as of Oct. 9, 2025. The Most Sustainable Companies logos and accolades are available for licensing through Investor's Business Daily's partner, The YGS Group. Email IBDlicensing@theygsgroup.com or at 800-290-5460.
IBD's special reports are objective and data-based. This independent special report is produced by the IBD editorial team. There is no sponsored content, nor are there any commission links. A company cannot apply to get on this list, and there are no fees.
