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Quality score: what it means and how to read it

Valarth's 0 to 100 score combining returns, debt, stability and the Piotroski F-score.

What is Quality score?

Valarth's 0 to 100 score combining returns, debt, stability and the Piotroski F-score.

A worked example

A company with 22% ROE, almost no debt, ten profitable years out of ten and a Piotroski score of 8 would score high. A leveraged, loss-prone one scores low.

Why does Quality score matter?

One number to shortlist well-run companies quickly.

How do you read Quality score?

Higher is better. Open the stock page to see what drove it.

Higher is usually better.

What is a typical Quality score in India today?

The median across the 5007 listed companies that report it, as of 12 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.

By company size

Median
Large Cap · 92 companies49.1
Mid Cap · 143 companies55.4
Small Cap · 4772 companies48.8

By industry

Median, largest industries first
Private Sector Bank · 2050.1
Pharmaceuticals · 20650.5
Computers - Software & Consulting · 6247.6
Refineries & Marketing · 852.8
Public Sector Bank · 1246.2
Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) · 5650.2
Power Generation · 2946.3
Heavy Electrical Equipment · 4350.5
Auto Components & Equipments · 11449
Cement & Cement Products · 3344
Compare a company with its own industry before the whole market. Every industry, and each company's rank within it, is in the screener.

A sensible place to start: Above 70. Screen 6622 companies on Quality score and every other filter.