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Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
3/6Mixed
MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.14.2%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.79x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.9.0%
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.$1.4B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-4.2% in 3 years
Revenue
$11.0B
+11.8% vs prior year
5-year growth
+3.2%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
$5.7B
0.79x equity
Current ratio
1.04x
short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
Reported Oct 22Before open6:49 am ET
Revenue
$3.1B
+10.0% YoY
EPS
$2.78
vs $2.16
Op. margin
15.5%
+1.8 pts
Gross margin
33.6%
-0.1 pts
Free cash flow
$445.0M
Share count
-0.9%
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
89/ 100
This week
12
Normal week
1.5
vs normal
8.1x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
▲Accumulating+2.8%
Institutions added 2.8% to their holdings. 536 bought, 416 sold.
Shares held by institutions105.0M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-0.7%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
0.7x · $5.5B debt
Shares outstandingLatest reported
110M
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Jan 11, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedOct 22
Results filedJul 23
Results filedApr 21
Results filedFeb 10
Results filedJan 12
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days