Profitability
Weight: 15%
A-
86
- 5yr Avg ROIC 14.9%
- 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
38
- 5yr Avg ROE 0.7%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -1.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 35%
A+
99
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 34.9%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 23.4%
- 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
53
- Net Debt / EBITDA 2.04x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 2.45x
- Altman Z-Score 2.04
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.68
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
- Piotroski F-Score 5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 3 gurus held; 1 added; 2 trimmed.
- Holders
- 3 +1
- Avg Δ position
- -25.1%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0