Is CVI a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores CVR Energy, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how CVI compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is CVR Energy, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to CVI based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes CVI a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

CVI - CVR Energy, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Oil & Gas E&P

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C 51.7 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for oil & gas e&p businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 15%

B 72.5

5yr Avg ROIC 19.3% 90/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.58 pp/yr 31/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

A 87.8

5yr Avg ROE 35.4% 100/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.0% 65/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

D- 28.3

5yr Revenue CAGR -0.3% 19/100
5yr EPS CAGR 1.9% 33/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

C 52.6

5yr FCF Margin 3.5% 42/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 6.26x 65/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

C- 47.8

Net Debt / EBITDA 2.32x 64/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.59x 22/100
Altman Z-Score 2.31 51/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

F 26.8

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.99 0/100
Piotroski F-Score 5 56/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

3 of 4 gurus held; 1 added; 2 trimmed; 1 full exit.

Holders: 3 -1
Avg Δ position: -18.4%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Greenblatt sold -100%
Cooperman decreased -29%
Wood decreased -27%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (15%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (10%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (5%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (25%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (25%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (20%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.