Right now, year-over-year cash flow growth for TopBuild is 54.4%, which is higher than many of its peers. In fact, the rate compares to the industry average of 3.8%. While investors should actually consider the current cash flow growth, it's worth taking a look at the historical rate too for putting the current reading into proper perspective. The company's annualized cash flow growth rate has been 41.8% over the past 3-5 years versus the industry average of 8.8%. Promising Earnings Estimate Revisions Superiority of a stock in terms of the metrics outlined above can be further validated by looking at the trend in earnings estimate revisions. A positive trend is of course favorable here. Empirical research shows that there is a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. There have been upward revisions in current-year earnings estimates for TopBuild. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has surged 0.8% over the past month.