Is SWKS a high-quality business?

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

What is Skyworks Solutions, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

SWKS - Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B 72.1 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for cyclical & capital-intensive businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 15%

C 54.4

5yr Avg ROIC 14.3% 78/100
Operating Margin Trend -5.12 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A- 85.0

5yr Avg ROE 16.8% 84/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -1.8% 86/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 10%

F 12.1

5yr Revenue CAGR -5.4% 9/100
5yr EPS CAGR -23.5% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

A+ 93.3

5yr FCF Margin 27.9% 98/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.65x 88/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

A+ 98.1

Net Debt / EBITDA -0.17x 96/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 20.44x 100/100
Altman Z-Score 4.96 100/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

C+ 57.5

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.32 54/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

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

Holders: 3 -1
Avg Δ position: +87.4%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 2

Dalio sold -100%
Laffont sold -100%
Cooperman increased +307%

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 (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (10%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 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.