Profitability
Weight: 15%
B+
78
- 5yr Avg ROIC 11.6%
- Operating Margin Trend +6.97 pp/yr
STNE
StoneCo Ltd.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for high-growth software businesses.
⚠ 3 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a high-growth software business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
D+
43
- 5yr Avg ROE 0.9%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -3.0%
Growth Quality
Weight: 35%
A+
100
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 32.6%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 29.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
D
34
- 5yr FCF Margin 5.3%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.13x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
C-
45
- Net Debt / EBITDA 2.04x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 2.45x
- Altman Z-Score 0.86
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.68
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 3 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 2 -1
- Avg Δ position
- -18.8%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1