Nicholas Company, Inc.

In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed November 12, 2024), Nicholas Company, Inc. reported 216 stock positions worth $6.1 billion. Its top holding was Microsoft (MSFT) at 3.5% of the portfolio, followed by Alphabet Class C (GOOG, 3.0%) and Amazon.com (AMZN, 2.5%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 8 new positions, sold out of 8, added to 47 and reduced 85. The biggest buy was a new position in Kenvue (KVUE) and the biggest sale Dexcom (DXCM, shares −100%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
MILWAUKEE, WI
CIK
0000903949
Portfolio Value
$6.1B (Q3 2024)
SEC Filing
0000903949-24-000014 ↗ filed Nov 12, 2024

Holdings Value

0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B Q1 2024: $6.1B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $6.0B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $6.1B $6.1B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $6.2B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $5.8B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $6.0B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $5.9B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $5.7B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $5.1B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $5.5B Q2 2026

Holdings 216 stocks · $6.1B

MSFT Microsoft Corp. 3.49% 498,455 $214.5M Add +0.0%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 3.05% 1,120,750 $187.4M Reduce -4.7%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 2.53% 833,320 $155.3M Add +9.9%
AAPL Apple Inc. 2.22% 586,440 $136.6M Add +0.0%
ORLY O'reilly Automotive Inc. 2.08% 110,936 $127.8M Reduce -0.5%
HD Home Depot Inc. 1.65% 250,520 $101.5M Reduce -0.5%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 1.58% 801,255 $97.3M No change
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.52% 105,435 $93.5M No change
FISV Fiserv Inc. 1.44% 493,795 $88.7M No change
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 1.43% 749,305 $88.1M Reduce -1.7%
FAST Fastenal Co. 1.42% 1,223,220 $87.4M Reduce -0.3%
SPGI S&P Global Inc. 1.39% 165,475 $85.5M No change
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 1.38% 172,275 $85.1M No change
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 1.36% 134,978 $83.5M Add +0.0%
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. 1.33% 139,610 $81.6M No change
TTD Trade Desk Inc./the Class A filed as THE TRADE DESK INC 1.31% 733,420 $80.4M Reduce -0.4%
NOW ServiceNow Inc. 1.30% 89,540 $80.1M Add +0.0%
ADBE Adobe Inc. 1.30% 154,330 $79.9M No change
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 1.29% 1,371,085 $79.0M Add +9.2%
AON Aon PLC Class A 1.29% 228,305 $79.0M Add +0.0%
CRM Salesforce Inc. 1.27% 284,495 $77.9M No change
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. 1.26% 203,175 $77.5M Add +0.0%
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. 1.26% 375,385 $77.5M No change
AZN Astrazeneca PLC-Spons ADR 1.25% 989,810 $77.1M Reduce -0.6%
V Visa Inc. Class A 1.19% 266,225 $73.2M No change
SNY Sanofi-ADR 1.19% 1,269,825 $73.2M Add +3.6%
VMC Vulcan Materials Co. 1.18% 288,835 $72.3M Reduce -0.7%
FTV Fortive Corp. 1.15% 894,680 $70.6M Reduce -0.6%
WDAY Workday Inc. Class A 1.12% 281,985 $68.9M No change
STZ Constellation Brands Inc. Class A 1.12% 266,180 $68.6M Reduce -0.5%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 1.11% 77,265 $68.5M Reduce -5.5%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A 1.06% 184,883 $65.4M Add +7.0%
WCN Waste Connections Inc. 1.06% 363,782 $65.1M Reduce -0.6%
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. 1.06% 190,302 $65.0M Reduce -0.8%
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 1.04% 396,800 $63.7M Add +0.0%
BSX Boston Scientific Corp. 1.00% 736,725 $61.7M Reduce -18.2%
ALC Alcon Inc. filed as ALCON AG 0.99% 607,730 $60.8M No change
CTAS Cintas Corp. 0.97% 290,480 $59.8M Reduce -23.0%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.97% 282,350 $59.5M Reduce -2.4%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.97% 164,620 $59.5M No change
CPRT Copart Inc. 0.92% 1,075,920 $56.4M No change
KVUE Kenvue Inc. 0.92% 2,432,784 $56.3M New
AMD Advanced Micro Devices 0.90% 338,293 $55.5M Add +15.4%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 0.89% 178,865 $54.5M No change
SBUX Starbucks Corp. 0.88% 557,095 $54.3M No change
EPD Enterprise Products Partners 0.86% 1,824,480 $53.1M No change
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.85% 253,910 $52.5M No change
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc. 0.83% 517,821 $51.1M Reduce -0.7%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.83% 449,897 $51.1M No change
SNPS Synopsys Inc. 0.80% 97,460 $49.4M No change
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A 0.74% 615,630 $45.4M Add +0.0%
ITW Illinois Tool Works 0.73% 171,745 $45.0M No change
ROP Roper Technologies Inc. 0.73% 80,365 $44.7M Add +0.0%
CDNS Cadence Design SYS Inc. 0.70% 158,970 $43.1M No change
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. 0.67% 184,445 $41.2M New
KLAC KLA Corp. 0.64% 51,135 $39.6M No change
TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A 0.62% 239,465 $38.0M No change
CYBR Cyberark Software Ltd./Israel 0.61% 129,330 $37.7M Reduce -4.9%
LRCX Lam Research Corp. 0.59% 44,255 $36.1M New
TRU Transunion 0.47% 272,980 $28.6M Reduce -1.9%
MDB Mongodb Inc. 0.46% 104,115 $28.1M New
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc. 0.45% 347,495 $27.9M Add +16.2%
AOS Smith (a.o.) Corp. 0.42% 290,181 $26.1M Reduce -1.5%
GMED Globus Medical Inc. Class A 0.42% 359,996 $25.8M Reduce -0.1%
RBA RB Global Inc. 0.42% 318,690 $25.7M Add +3.8%
IT Gartner Inc. 0.41% 49,555 $25.1M Reduce -2.2%
SNOW Snowflake Inc. 0.40% 216,185 $24.8M Add +9.7%
DT Dynatrace Inc. 0.39% 443,963 $23.7M Reduce -2.1%
PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp. 0.39% 143,648 $23.7M Add +18.1%
LHX L3HARRIS Technologies Inc. 0.38% 98,605 $23.5M Reduce -0.6%
AME Ametek Inc. 0.38% 136,070 $23.4M Add +3.2%
BJ Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings filed as BJS WHSL CLUB HLDGS INC 0.37% 276,795 $22.8M Reduce -3.6%
MTD Mettler-Toledo International 0.37% 15,159 $22.7M Reduce -2.1%
CDW CDW Corp. 0.37% 99,395 $22.5M Reduce -2.2%
VRSK Verisk Analytics Inc. 0.36% 83,603 $22.4M Reduce -2.4%
ATR Aptargroup Inc. 0.36% 139,820 $22.4M Reduce -1.4%
CPAY Corpay Inc. 0.36% 71,020 $22.2M Reduce -2.2%
RJF Raymond James Financial Inc. 0.36% 179,587 $22.0M Reduce -9.3%
PTC PTC Inc. 0.35% 120,455 $21.8M Reduce -2.1%
WAB Wabtec Corp. 0.35% 117,232 $21.3M Reduce -2.4%
TECH Bio-Techne Corp. 0.34% 258,999 $20.7M Reduce -2.2%
NDSN Nordson Corp. 0.34% 78,460 $20.6M Reduce -0.8%
STE Steris PLC 0.33% 84,309 $20.4M Reduce -2.2%
CBRE CBRE Group Inc. Class A 0.32% 160,125 $19.9M Reduce -2.2%
IQV Iqvia Holdings Inc. 0.32% 84,101 $19.9M Reduce -2.1%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio 0.32% 90,830 $19.5M Reduce -2.1%
RMD Resmed Inc. 0.31% 78,390 $19.1M Add +0.0%
TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. 0.31% 43,488 $19.0M Add +4.9%
SCI Service Corp. International 0.31% 240,435 $19.0M Reduce -7.5%
COO The Cooper Cos Inc. 0.31% 170,980 $18.9M Reduce -2.2%
LII Lennox International Inc. 0.30% 30,220 $18.3M Reduce -16.2%
ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line 0.29% 90,070 $17.9M Reduce -2.1%
IEX Idex Corp. 0.28% 81,650 $17.5M Add +7.2%
CNS Cohen & Steers Inc. 0.28% 176,900 $17.0M No change
ESTC Elastic NV 0.27% 219,046 $16.8M Add +23.4%
RSG Republic Services Inc. 0.27% 82,630 $16.6M Reduce -2.3%
LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 0.26% 296,257 $15.7M Add +403.0%
JKHY Jack Henry & Associates Inc. filed as HENRY JACK & ASSOC INC 0.25% 88,351 $15.6M Reduce -2.2%
RVTY Revvity Inc. 0.25% 119,890 $15.3M Reduce -0.0%
STVN Stevanato Group SPA 0.24% 745,769 $14.9M Reduce -1.5%

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Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

DXCM Dexcom Inc. Reduce -99.9% 0.00% −1.45
GPN Global Payments Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.82
LRCX Lam Research Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.68
LH Laboratory CRP of Amer Hldgs Sold out 0.00% −0.63
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. Reduce -72.1% 0.24% −0.62
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Reduce -4.7% 3.05% −0.54
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A Reduce -54.1% 0.20% −0.41
LW Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. Reduce -47.7% 0.19% −0.30
K Kellanova Sold out 0.00% −0.28
POWI Power Integrations Inc. Reduce -65.2% 0.11% −0.23
BSX Boston Scientific Corp. Reduce -18.2% 1.00% −0.15
LKQ LKQ Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.13
CTAS Cintas Corp. Reduce -23.0% 0.97% −0.13
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Reduce -5.5% 1.11% −0.12
PRGO Perrigo Co. PLC Sold out 0.00% −0.11
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc. Reduce -0.7% 0.83% −0.09
PCRX Pacira Biosciences Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.08
OKTA Okta Inc. Reduce -2.1% 0.24% −0.08
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc. Reduce -2.2% 0.23% −0.06
RJF Raymond James Financial Inc. Reduce -9.3% 0.36% −0.05
BJ Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings Reduce -3.6% 0.37% −0.05
AZN Astrazeneca PLC-Spons ADR Reduce -0.6% 1.25% −0.04
STZ Constellation Brands Inc. Class A Reduce -0.5% 1.12% −0.03
VMC Vulcan Materials Co. Reduce -0.7% 1.18% −0.03
LII Lennox International Inc. Reduce -16.2% 0.30% −0.02
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. Reduce -0.8% 1.06% −0.02
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc. Reduce -10.9% 0.10% −0.02
CRL Charles River Laboratories Reduce -1.8% 0.22% −0.02
VRSK Verisk Analytics Inc. Reduce -2.4% 0.36% −0.02
PTC PTC Inc. Reduce -2.1% 0.35% −0.02
CME Cme Group Inc. Reduce -26.0% 0.06% −0.01
CDW CDW Corp. Reduce -2.2% 0.37% −0.01
CVS CVS Health Corp. Reduce -17.3% 0.06% −0.01
WCN Waste Connections Inc. Reduce -0.6% 1.06% −0.01
AVY Avery Dennison Corp. Reduce -6.0% 0.11% −0.01
ETN Eaton Corp. PLC Reduce -11.6% 0.09% −0.01
CEDAR FAIR LP Sold out 0.00% −0.01
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. Reduce -7.8% 0.14% −0.01
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc. Class A Reduce -12.7% 0.24% −0.01
CYBR Cyberark Software Ltd./Israel Reduce -4.9% 0.61% −0.01
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reduce -2.4% 0.97% −0.00
RSG Republic Services Inc. Reduce -2.3% 0.27% −0.00
ROAD Construction Partners Inc. Class A Reduce -21.0% 0.12% −0.00
ABBV Abbvie Inc. Reduce -13.0% 0.13% −0.00
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. Reduce -5.4% 0.07% −0.00
PM Philip Morris International Reduce -14.6% 0.08% +0.00
SCI Service Corp. International Reduce -7.5% 0.31% +0.00
KMX Carmax Inc. Reduce -2.1% 0.14% +0.00
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. Reduce -12.5% 0.14% +0.00
UL Unilever PLC Reduce -11.7% 0.16% +0.00

Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024

KVUE Kenvue Inc. New 0.92% +0.92
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. New 0.67% +0.67
LRCX Lam Research Corp. New 0.59% +0.59
MDB Mongodb Inc. New 0.46% +0.46
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. Add +0.0% 1.26% +0.25
SNY Sanofi-ADR Add +3.6% 1.19% +0.20
LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corp. Add +403.0% 0.26% +0.20
ACN Accenture PLC Class A Add +7.0% 1.06% +0.19
AON Aon PLC Class A Add +0.0% 1.29% +0.17
AAPL Apple Inc. Add +0.0% 2.22% +0.17
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Add +0.0% 1.04% +0.13
NOW ServiceNow Inc. Add +0.0% 1.30% +0.13
PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp. Add +18.1% 0.39% +0.12
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Add +0.0% 1.36% +0.12
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Add +15.4% 0.90% +0.11
NKE Nike Inc. Class B New 0.10% +0.10
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +9.9% 2.53% +0.09
CERT Certara Inc. New 0.07% +0.07
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A Add +0.0% 0.74% +0.07
RMD Resmed Inc. Add +0.0% 0.31% +0.06
TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. Add +4.9% 0.31% +0.04
CSGP Costar Group Inc. Add +22.8% 0.18% +0.03
INTA Intapp Inc. New 0.03% +0.03
ABT Abbott Laboratories Add +13.0% 0.19% +0.03
IEX Idex Corp. Add +7.2% 0.28% +0.03
NCNO Ncino Inc. Add +41.6% 0.10% +0.03
RBA RB Global Inc. Add +3.8% 0.42% +0.03
USB US Bancorp Add +38.9% 0.07% +0.03
FOUR SHIFT4 Payments Inc. Class A Add +0.0% 0.17% +0.03
EXPO Exponent Inc. Add +0.0% 0.15% +0.02
NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd. Add +7.4% 0.12% +0.02
WK Workiva Inc. Add +25.4% 0.09% +0.02
BL Blackline Inc. Add +7.7% 0.13% +0.02
OPCH Option Care Health Inc. Add +7.3% 0.13% +0.02
AME Ametek Inc. Add +3.2% 0.38% +0.01
ATRC Atricure Inc. Add +0.1% 0.08% +0.01
NEOG Neogen Corp. Add +5.9% 0.11% +0.01
PFE Pfizer Inc. Add +6.9% 0.12% +0.01
NOVT Novanta Inc. Add +7.6% 0.06% +0.01
CVX Chevron Corp. Add +12.1% 0.18% +0.01
FUN Six Flags Entertainment Corp. New 0.01% +0.01
PBH Prestige Consumer Healthcare Add +0.0% 0.18% +0.00
ADI Analog Devices Inc. Add +2.7% 0.14% +0.00
RTO Rentokil Initial PLC-SP ADR Add +23.8% 0.10% +0.00
MRTN Marten Transport Ltd. Add +8.1% 0.11% +0.00
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc. Add +16.2% 0.45% −0.00
IIIV I3 Verticals Inc. Class A Add +3.5% 0.12% −0.00
BECN Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. Add +0.0% 0.10% −0.01
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. Add +8.0% 0.15% −0.01
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Add +9.2% 1.29% −0.02

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 195$5.5BGOOG, NVDA, AMZN, AAPL, MSFT
Q1 2026 203$5.1BGOOG, NVDA, AMZN, AAPL, MSFT
Q4 2025 205$5.7BGOOG, NVDA, MSFT, AMZN, AAPL
Q3 2025 215$5.9BMSFT, GOOG, NVDA, AMZN, AAPL
Q2 2025 216$6.0BMSFT, GOOG, AMZN, NVDA, AAPL
Q1 2025 213$5.8BMSFT, GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, NVDA
Q4 2024 214$6.2BGOOG, MSFT, AMZN, AAPL, ORLY
Q3 2024 216$6.1BMSFT, GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, ORLY
Q2 2024 216$6.0BMSFT, GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, ORLY
Q1 2024 218$6.1BMSFT, GOOG, AMZN, ORLY, DXCM