Dell Technologies Inc (DELL) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-14 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 48
- Quality 50
- Growth 76
- Balance sheet 39
- Cash quality 47
- Capital allocation 70
- Momentum 94
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-14
Quick answers
What is Dell Technologies Inc's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 62/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-14: valuation 48, quality 50, growth 76, balance sheet 39, cash quality 47, capital allocation 70, momentum 94. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Dell Technologies Inc's Altman Z-Score?
3.46, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-14. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Dell Technologies Inc's Piotroski F-Score?
7 of 9, as of 2026-09-14. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Dell Technologies Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.19 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-14. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
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Dailies
- AI trade — the labs ask for a slowdown: Kospi −3.3%, SoftBank −11%, Nasdaq futures −1.2%, oil back above $106
- Chips jump 3% while software falls 2% — the hot jobs report has split the tech trade in two
- Samsara jumps 15%, Zscaler beats and goes nowhere, bitcoin tops $81,000 — Wall Street’s best day in a month lands the night before the jobs report
- Snowflake jumps 20%, Broadcom stalls, Dell soars 16% — the market is paying for faster growth, not for beats
- Software's day: Snowflake soars 20%, ServiceNow jumps 6% and the software ETF turns positive for the year
- Great numbers, falling stocks — the market has stopped rewarding even record earnings
- Software and semis sell off together at midday — the green sits outside tech
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