Is PLD a high-quality business?

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

What is Prologis, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

PLD - Prologis, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Real Estate Investment Trust

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B- 64.2 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for real estate investment trust businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

A+ 100.0

Scored using FFO margin — REIT-archetype substitution.

FFO Margin 68.7% 100/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

F 26.7

5yr Avg ROE 6.2% 41/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 5.1% 0/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

B- 67.2

Scored using FFO/share — REIT-archetype substitution.

5yr FFO/Share CAGR 2.3% 53/100
Positive-FFO Years (5) 5/5 100/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

D- 28.5

Scored using AFFO dividend coverage — REIT substitution.

AFFO Dividend Coverage 0.00x 0/100
5yr FCF/NI 1.29x 95/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

B+ 76.1

Scored using Debt/Assets — REIT-archetype substitution.

Debt / Assets 35.5% 85/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 4.56x 61/100

Stability

Weight: 10%

B- 68.1

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.28 59/100
Piotroski F-Score 5 56/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5 100/100

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

Holders: 3 -1
Avg Δ position: +30.3%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Cooperman sold -100%
Dalio increased +53%
Greenblatt increased +34%

How this is calculated

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

Profitability (20%) — FFO Margin
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr FFO/Share CAGR, Positive-FFO Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — AFFO Dividend Coverage, 5yr FCF/NI
Balance Sheet (25%) — Debt / Assets, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int)
Stability (10%) — 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.