Is UPBD a high-quality business?

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

What is Upbound Group, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

UPBD - Upbound Group, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Platform & Compounding FCF

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

D+ 43.8 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 25%

C- 44.2

5yr Avg ROIC 5.8% 39/100
Operating Margin Trend +0.05 pp/yr 57/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

B 71.6

5yr Avg ROE 9.7% 59/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -3.2% 96/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 25%

F 23.3

5yr Revenue CAGR 0.6% 25/100
5yr EPS CAGR -11.3% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 20%

C+ 57.5

5yr FCF Margin 5.3% 51/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 9.76x 65/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 10%

D- 29.5

Net Debt / EBITDA 6.36x 5/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.96x 28/100
Altman Z-Score 2.93 76/100

Stability

Weight: 5%

D 34.0

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.87 5/100
Piotroski F-Score 5 56/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

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

Holders: 3 +1
Avg Δ position: -29.3%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Dalio sold -100%
Cooperman decreased -59%
Wood increased

How this is calculated

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

Profitability (25%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (25%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (20%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (10%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (5%) — 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.