Is TEL a high-quality business?

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

What is TE Connectivity plc's AlphaQuality grade?

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

TEL - TE Connectivity plc

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B+ 76.0 / 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 56.0

5yr Avg ROIC 8.6% 53/100
Operating Margin Trend +0.26 pp/yr 63/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A 89.8

5yr Avg ROE 18.5% 88/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.7% 92/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 10%

D+ 39.1

5yr Revenue CAGR 3.4% 48/100
5yr EPS CAGR -2.4% 15/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

A 89.4

5yr FCF Margin 15.0% 82/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.09x 99/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

A 90.4

Net Debt / EBITDA 1.29x 81/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 42.61x 100/100
Altman Z-Score 4.28 96/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

B 70.9

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.24 65/100
Piotroski F-Score 8 89/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

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

Holders: 3 -1
Avg Δ position: +38.3%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Wood sold -100%
Cooperman increased +150%
Dalio decreased -24%

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.