AXL American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
Stable Earnings Power
F 30.0 / 100 pillar composite

AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.

⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a stable earnings power business.

Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.

Profitability

Weight: 20%
F 27
  • 5yr Avg ROIC 2.9%
  • Operating Margin Trend -0.57 pp/yr

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%
D- 28
  • 5yr Avg ROE 1.8%
  • 5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.0%

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%
B- 63
  • 5yr Revenue CAGR 4.4%
  • Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%
C 55
  • 5yr FCF Margin 4.2%
  • 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 23.59x

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%
C 54
  • Net Debt / EBITDA -1.25x
  • Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.56x
  • Altman Z-Score 1.46

Stability

Weight: 15%
D 38
  • EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.91
  • Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
  • Piotroski F-Score 5

Guru Flow

Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.
Insufficient Data

Not enough curated-guru data to call a flow.

As of Q2 2026