Is SLB a high-quality business?

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

What is SLB N.V.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

SLB - SLB N.V.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Oil & Gas E&P

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B 74.7 / 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- 68.4

5yr Avg ROIC 10.5% 62/100
Operating Margin Trend +0.91 pp/yr 82/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

B- 63.8

5yr Avg ROE 13.3% 74/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.1% 44/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

A- 81.0

5yr Revenue CAGR 11.7% 84/100
5yr EPS CAGR 15.5% 89/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

A- 85.2

5yr FCF Margin 12.3% 76/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.19x 97/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

A- 83.8

Net Debt / EBITDA 1.13x 83/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 9.40x 83/100
Altman Z-Score 3.44 87/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

C+ 59.2

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.32 54/100
Piotroski F-Score 6 67/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

4 of 4 gurus held; 3 added; 1 trimmed.

Holders: 4
Avg Δ position: +6.9%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Wood increased +77%
Cooperman decreased -67%
Dalio increased +12%

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.