Profitability
Weight: 25%
D+
42
- 5yr Avg ROIC 1.5%
- Operating Margin Trend +1.96 pp/yr
SQ
Block, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a platform & compounding fcf business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
14
- 5yr Avg ROE 2.3%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 5.6%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A-
85
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 8.2%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 58.8%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
F
24
- 5yr FCF Margin 3.9%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion -0.44x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A+
94
- Net Debt / EBITDA -5.31x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1359.45x
- Altman Z-Score 2.89
Stability
Weight: 5%
D
37
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 1.25
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.5 of 5 gurus held; 5 new buys.
- Holders
- 5
- Avg Δ position
- —
- New buys
- 5
- Full exits
- 0