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Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
4/7Mixed
PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.19.0%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.54x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.3.5%
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.$3.6B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-2.4% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.30.7%
Revenue
$42.7B
+5.2% vs prior year
5-year growth
+4.8%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
$4.6B
0.54x equity
Current ratio
1.13x
short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Jul 31, 2026
Reported Aug 27
Revenue
$11.3B
+5.2% YoY
EPS
$2.48
vs $1.86
Op. margin
6.8%
+1.2 pts
Gross margin
32.6%
+1.3 pts
Free cash flow
$373.7M
Share count
+0.3%
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
65/ 100
This week
1
Normal week
0.6
vs normal
1.8x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+2.1%
Institutions added 2.1% to their holdings. 530 bought, 538 sold. 5 quarters of net buying in a row.
Shares held by institutions220.8M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
+0.2%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
0.5x · $4.6B debt
Shares outstandingLatest reported
221M
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Dec 3 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedAug 27
Results filedJun 2
Results filedMar 12
Results filedDec 4, 2025
Results filedAug 28, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days