Profitability
Weight: 25%
D+
42
- 5yr Avg ROIC 1.6%
- 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
17
- 5yr Avg ROE 3.1%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 5.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
94
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 20.6%
- 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+
95
- Net Debt / EBITDA -4.36x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1359.45x
- Altman Z-Score 3.05
Stability
Weight: 5%
D
33
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 1.53
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 4
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