Is GGG a high-quality business?

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

What is Graco Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to GGG 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 GGG 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.

GGG - Graco Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B+ 78.3 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

B+ 78.2

5yr Avg ROIC 17.7% 86/100
Operating Margin Trend +0.14 pp/yr 59/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A- 83.8

5yr Avg ROE 18.2% 88/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.8% 77/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

C 55.7

5yr Revenue CAGR 3.0% 45/100
5yr EPS CAGR 5.1% 56/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

A 88.1

5yr FCF Margin 19.7% 90/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.86x 86/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

A+ 99.4

Net Debt / EBITDA -0.75x 99/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 222.64x 100/100
Altman Z-Score 15.05 100/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

C+ 57.4

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.38 46/100
Piotroski F-Score 5 56/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

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

Holders: 3 -1
Avg Δ position: +11.1%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Smith sold -100%
Cooperman increased +108%
Dalio decreased -68%

How this is calculated

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

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