Elastic NV (ESTC) — Quality & forensics

As of 2026-09-18 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.

The Closelook module scores

47 /100 composite · 7 modules · software-infra weight set

Valuation 29
Quality 52
Growth 55
Balance sheet 38
Cash quality 25
Capital allocation 43
Momentum 84

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

3.45 Altman Z-Score

Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

5/9 Piotroski F-Score

Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

-2.19 Beneish M-Score

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 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Elastic NV's Closelook quality reading?

The composite reads 47/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-18: valuation 29, quality 52, growth 55, balance sheet 38, cash quality 25, capital allocation 43, momentum 84. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is Elastic NV's Altman Z-Score?

3.45, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-18. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

What is Elastic NV's Piotroski F-Score?

5 of 9, as of 2026-09-18. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

What does Elastic NV's Beneish M-Score indicate?

-2.19 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-18. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.

Mentioned on Closelook

Where ESTC appears in the diary — 8 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

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Long reads

The Agentic Winners 25Dossier · $49 · 31 Mar 2026Elastic is the search and retrieval backbone — its vector search capabilities power the RAG pipelines that ground agent responses in enterprise data.
Agentic Application Software: The SaaSpocalypse MapDossier · $39 · 27 Feb 2026Long AI infrastructure from Strand 2: Datadog (DDOG — observability gravity), Cloudflare (NET — edge distribution), Snowflake (SNOW — data gravity), MongoDB (MDB — developer ecosystem), Pure Storage (PSTG — ICMS context memory), Elastic…
Agentic Infrastructure Software: The Orchestration LayerDossier · $39 · 24 Feb 2026The hardware requires all-flash array partners (Pure Storage, NetApp, Dell) to build the physical boxes, while software platforms (Elastic, MongoDB, Snowflake) organize and query the data.

Dailies

From Silicon Scarcity to Software Scarcity: The Next AI Bottleneck Is Permission to Act, and the Market Graded It This WeekDaily Pulse · 3 Sept 2026
Great numbers, falling stocks — the market has stopped rewarding even record earningsMorning 10 · 2 Sept 2026Marvell, Autodesk and IREN fell too; only Elastic was rewarded, and Workday finished a dollar short.
The bar moves overnight: three beat-and-raise prints get sold after hours.Morning 10 · 28 Aug 2026Rubrik, Autodesk and Marvell are all punished despite beating or raising, Elastic is paid +20.9% and Workday shrugs, and Friday stacks the Warsh keynote onto IEF's weekly close at 93.04.
Daylight pays the five-print evening at scale — Salesforce +20%, Okta +27%, CrowdStrike +18%, Nvidia +7.6% — while ten of eleven sectors trade red and technology alone carries the index.Midday 10 · 27 Aug 2026Five more prints land tonight: Rubrik — a print-record card with zero flat reactions in its history — alongside Workday, which trades +3.25% to 196.94 into its own report, Autodesk, Elastic and IREN.
Introducing the Agentic Winners 25Daily Pulse · 31 Mar 202625 names across 7 sectors: MAG7 Gateway (MSFT, GOOGL, AAPL), Platform (SAP, NOW, CRM, WDAY), Toll Booth (NET, DDOG, CRWD, TWLO, OKTA), Neocloud/Edge (DOCN, FSLY, QCOM), Data/Search (SNOW, MDB, ESTC), Vertical (VEEV, INTU, PTC, CSGP, IOT)…

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