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Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
5/6Strong
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.Owes more than it owns
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.13.2%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.8B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-16.8% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.52.6%
Revenue
$18.9B
+2.4% vs prior year
5-year growth
+8.4%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
$8.6B
Current ratio
0.86x
short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended May 9, 2026
Reported Sep 22
The numbers below are the quarter before. The new quarter's full numbers come with the 10-Q.
Revenue
$4.8B
+8.4% YoY
EPS
$38.07
vs $35.36
Op. margin
19.1%
-0.3 pts
Gross margin
52.2%
-0.5 pts
Free cash flow
$456.5M
Share count
-2.1%
vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.
Weekly insider trend
No trades to chart yet.
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
53/ 100
This week
2
Normal week
1.8
vs normal
1.1x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+5.5%
Institutions added 5.5% to their holdings. 513 bought, 594 sold.
Shares held by institutions15.6M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-3.1%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
Owes more than it owns
Shares outstandingLatest reported
16M
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Dec 8 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedSep 22
Results filedMay 26
Results filedMar 3
Results filedDec 9, 2025
Results filedSep 23, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days