Is TTEK a high-quality business?

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

What is Tetra Tech, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

TTEK - Tetra Tech, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B 72.8 / 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%

B- 62.1

5yr Avg ROIC 10.4% 62/100
Operating Margin Trend +0.26 pp/yr 63/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

B+ 78.1

5yr Avg ROE 15.2% 80/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.6% 74/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 10%

B- 68.3

5yr Revenue CAGR 14.1% 89/100
5yr EPS CAGR 2.3% 35/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

B+ 78.0

5yr FCF Margin 8.6% 64/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.31x 95/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

A 88.2

Net Debt / EBITDA 1.23x 81/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 14.91x 92/100
Altman Z-Score 4.03 95/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

C 56.7

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.50 30/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

3 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.

Holders: 3
Avg Δ position: +87.9%
New buys: 1
Full exits: 1

Cooperman sold -100%
Wood new
Dalio increased +233%

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.