What the score is
The StockEngine Score summarizes a company across five pillars: Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Financial Health and Momentum. Each pillar is scored from 0 to 100, and the overall score is a weighted average of the pillars. It's designed as a quick, consistent starting point for research, shown on every stock page and in AI Insights. It is not a buy or sell rating and does not predict future returns.
How each metric is scored
Every metric is mapped to a 0 to 100 score using fixed bands. For example, a trailing P/E of 10 or below scores 95, while a P/E above 50 scores 15. Each pillar's score is the average of the metrics available for that company. If a metric is missing or not meaningful, such as a P/E for a company with losses, it's handled by a fixed rule or left out rather than guessed.
The five pillars
Valuation (20% weight): trailing P/E ratio, price-to-sales, the PEG ratio and free cash flow yield. Lower multiples and higher cash yields score better.
Growth (20%): latest annual revenue growth, three-year average revenue growth and earnings per share growth.
Profitability (25%): net profit margin, return on equity, return on invested capital and gross margin.
Financial Health (20%): the debt-to-equity ratio, the current ratio, net debt to EBITDA and whether free cash flow is positive. Negative shareholders' equity is treated as a weakness.
Momentum (15%): one-year price return, where the price sits relative to its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and its position within the 52-week range.
If a whole pillar can't be calculated, the remaining pillars are re-weighted so they still add up to 100%.
Reading the overall score
75 and above: Strong. 60 to 74: Above average. 45 to 59: Mixed. 30 to 44: Below average. Below 30: Weak. A Strong score means a company looks good on most measures at today's price; it doesn't mean the stock will rise.
Strengths, risks and the AI summary
The strengths and risks listed in AI Insights come from simple rules applied to the same data, such as flagging a net margin above 20% as a strength or a P/E above 40 as a risk. When AI summaries are enabled, a language model writes a short plain-English explanation using only those figures. It's instructed not to add facts, forecasts or recommendations.
Data sources and timing
Prices, company profiles and financial statements come from Financial Modeling Prep, a licensed market data provider, sourced from exchange feeds and company filings. Ratios use trailing twelve-month figures where available. Quotes may be delayed, and fundamentals update after companies file their reports.
Limitations
The score treats every industry with the same bands, so sectors that naturally carry high debt (utilities, real estate) or high valuations (software) can look weaker or stronger than their peers would suggest. Banks and insurers are poorly suited to several of the metrics. The score uses reported numbers and can't judge management, competitive position or future events. Always compare companies within the same industry and read the underlying data. See how to analyze a stock and our editorial policy.
The StockEngine Score is for informational and educational purposes only and is not investment advice.