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Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
2/7Weak
MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.5.0%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.08x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.4.1%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.6 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$6.2B
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+24.2% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.18.0%
Revenue
$94.8B
-2.9% vs prior year
5-year growth
+24.6%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
$6.6B
0.08x equity
Current ratio
2.16x
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 Sep 30, 2026
Reported Oct 21After close4:41 pm ET
Revenue
$28.0B
-0.2% YoY
EPS
$0.22
vs $0.39
Op. margin
2.6%
-3.2 pts
Gross margin
19.6%
+1.6 pts
Free cash flow
$1.5B
Share count
+0.4%
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
70/ 100
This week
2
Normal week
0.9
vs normal
2.3x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
▲Accumulating+7.7%
Institutions added 7.7% to their holdings. 2287 bought, 1491 sold.
Shares held by institutions1.69B
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
+7.5%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
0.1x · $8.0B debt
Shares outstandingLatest reported
4.0B
Why low risk
Share count growing 7.5% a year
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Jan 1, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedOct 21
Results filedOct 2
Results filedJul 22
Results filedJul 2
Results filedApr 22
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days
No open-market buys or sells in the last 1 insider filings. Grants and option exercises are left out.
"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.