Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) scores 6.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for TSCO stands at 6.9 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Tractor Supply Company in the solid quality band. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. It rolls Tractor Supply Company’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 87th percentile, among the stronger quarter of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.0 and a company needs 6.1 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Tractor Supply Company well above the median.
Tractor Supply Company’s profitability score is 7.4 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 5.1 among 176 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well above the group and the 76th percentile. A reading this strong says the business earns well on what it sells and on the capital it uses, the kind of margin profile competitors find hard to copy.
On solvency, Tractor Supply Company scores 7.7, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 5.9 across 141 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it well above them, at the 77th percentile. Strong solvency points to a balance sheet that can carry its debts comfortably, with interest well covered and little pressure from creditors.
Tractor Supply Company’s growth score is 4.7 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.0 among 149 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is above the group and the 57th percentile. A middling growth reading is typical of a mature company whose next step depends on reinvestment rather than on its market growing for it.
Tractor Supply Company’s efficiency score is 5.6 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.2 among 170 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is below the group and the 41st percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Predictability scores 8.8 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 178 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.0, so Tractor Supply Company is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 98th percentile. A strong predictability score rewards consistency: revenue and earnings that rarely surprise in either direction.
The gap between Tractor Supply Company’s best and worst pillar is wide: predictability at 8.8 against growth at 4.7, 4.1 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with predictability suits a steady compounder, even if the other pillars are less striking. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Tractor Supply Company has no pillar below the median of Consumer Discretionary companies, which leaves little room to rise. Its exposure is to slippage instead, and profitability carries the most weight: one point less there would mean an overall of roughly 6.7 rather than 6.9. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Tractor Supply Company has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Consumer Discretionary companies below are nearest to Tractor Supply Company by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Tractor Supply Company scores 6.9 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Tractor Supply Company ranks at the 87th percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against Tractor Supply Company’s 6.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for TSCO are in the app.
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