Alight Inc. / Delaware
Through the investors’ lenses
0 of 2 cleared0 of 6 criteria
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Warren Buffett 0/4
| Measure | ALIT | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | $-2.91bn | positive | ✗ |
| Return on equity | -296.6% | US median 2.8% | ✗ |
| Debt to equity | 1.92x | US median 0.57x | ✗ |
| Operating margin | -136.6% | US median 3.1% | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 4. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to Alight Inc. / Delaware’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Benjamin Graham 0/2
| Measure | ALIT | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 2.00x published | ✗ |
| Long-term debt to working capital | 7.41x | 1.00x published | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 2. These are the measures Benjamin Graham published, applied to Alight Inc. / Delaware’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | negative | whyLost $5.87 per share — no earnings to pay from. |
| Operating cash flow | 23.9% | whyBefore capital spending. |
| Free cash flow | 34.4% | whyAfter maintaining the business. |
Spread between highest and lowest: 10.5 percentage points. Same filings, different denominators.
Coverage rating 32 / 100 — Strained. ? Peer standing 18/50Direction 4/30Stability 10/20
Free cash flow payout, last 2 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 34.4% |
| 2024-12-31 | 16.0% |
36% of the 118 industrials here pay out more.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $0.163 ÷ diluted EPS $-5.87
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $86.0m ÷ operating cash flow $360m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $86.0m ÷ (operating cash flow $360m − capex $110m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-02-24 · accession 0001628280-26-011108
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Caveats on this company
- DPS derived from dividends paid ($0.16); no per-share tag filed
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell us — that is more useful to us than agreement.
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