The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 1.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 25%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (12 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $32.
QXO Inc
QXO · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $11.8B · 7,794 employees
QXO, Inc.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0At the last full screen
2026-09-18
Screened 2026-09-18 · the tape above runs as of 23:00 UTC · 20 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 11.38 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 19.94, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical passes the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
QXO Inc holds its Markdown at $11.38. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 443 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 443 days |
| Price at the screen | $11.38 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · 17.66 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 2.29 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 24.64% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 24.6% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 22.07% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 22.1% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 1.84% | Below 5% | Only 1.8% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-18 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 75.2% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 18 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +137% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-18 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsRoofing distributor with explosive but loss making growth
Picture a small distributor suddenly shipping roofing supplies across the US and Canada at a furious pace. Revenue has jumped more than a hundredfold yet the firm still posts a six percent loss and negative return on equity. Analysts see further upside and our own numbers show a decent margin of safety, yet the opportunity rating stays at none.
The narrow moat and forward multiple of nineteen times leave little room for error if growth slows. Ethical checks clear but the business has yet to turn a profit, which keeps the case from stacking up cleanly.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 17.7xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| EPS, trailing | -0.92 |
| EPS, forward | 0.64 |
| Revenue growth | +70.3%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | -5.2%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -4.6%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -21.59% |
| Debt to equity | 0.57moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 4.12comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 2.29much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.11% |
| 52-week range | 11.14 - 27.61 |
| Moat | NARROW |
| Market cap | $11.8B |
| Employees | 7,794 |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeQXO trades on the NYSE. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 19.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 25%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (12 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $32.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 25%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (12 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $32.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- Jim Cramer Hesitates to Bet Against QXO CEO Brad Jacobs Insider Monkey · 4d ago
- Acquisitive Strategy Offers Long-Term Prospects for QXO Inc. (QXO) Despite Dilution and Integration Risks Insider Monkey · 16d ago
- Jim Cramer Says QXO Stock Could Rise to $24 If Rates Fall Insider Monkey · 23d ago
- QXO (QXO) is Rebuilding Business Models for Greater Value Insider Monkey · 26d ago
- QXO (QXO) Stock May Be A Bargain Simply Wall St. · 16 Aug 2026
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $18.44 | -18.3% | · | $817 | -18.3% |
| 2 months | $21.93 | -31.3% | · | $687 | -31.3% |
| 3 months | $19.50 | -22.8% | · | $772 | -22.8% |
| 6 months | $22.12 | -31.9% | · | $681 | -31.9% |
| 1 year | $20.16 | -25.3% | · | $747 | -25.3% |
| 2 years | $235.61 | -93.6% | · | $64 | -93.6% |
| 3 years | $19.69 | -23.5% | $27.78 | $2,176 | +117.6% |
| 5 years | $46.12 | -67.4% | $32.58 | $1,033 | +3.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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