MongoDB (MDB) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-18 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 18
- Quality 39
- Growth 73
- Balance sheet 62
- Cash quality 51
- Capital allocation 28
- Momentum 70
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
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
Continue: the MDB chart & overview · the earnings record
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18
Quick answers
What is MongoDB's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 49/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-18: valuation 18, quality 39, growth 73, balance sheet 62, cash quality 51, capital allocation 28, momentum 70. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is MongoDB's Altman Z-Score?
22.94, 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 MongoDB's Piotroski F-Score?
4 of 8, as of 2026-09-18. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does MongoDB's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.94 — 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.
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- Agentic Application Software: The SaaSpocalypse Map
Long 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 Layer
The 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
- Asian Chips — Korea’s chip exports more than tripled and the Kospi touched 7,000, with Tokyo shut
- Chips jump 3% while software falls 2% — the hot jobs report has split the tech trade in two
MongoDB entered at 434.21 and sits near 384.45, well under the 421.18 line.
- Samsara jumps 15%, Zscaler beats and goes nowhere, bitcoin tops $81,000 — Wall Street’s best day in a month lands the night before the jobs report
Today’s close grades Tuesday night: Dell and GitLab paid, MongoDB and Palo Alto sold, unless Friday changes it
- From Silicon Scarcity to Software Scarcity: The Next AI Bottleneck Is Permission to Act, and the Market Graded It This Week
In the eight-layer stack the thesis describes, Snowflake (context) reported a third quarter of accelerating growth and jumped 20% after hours; MongoDB (operational state) beat and fell 13.5%; Palo Alto (identity) beat and fell 9.3%…
- Snowflake jumps 20%, Broadcom stalls, Dell soars 16% — the market is paying for faster growth, not for beats
In the regular session Dell rose 15.8% and GitLab 10%, while MongoDB fell 13.5% and Palo Alto 9.3%.
- Chips up, software down: Nvidia leads a split rebound while the bond market catches its breath
Nvidia is up close to 5% and the chip ETFs are rising, while software keeps falling for a second day, dragged by MongoDB and Palo Alto Networks after their earnings.
- Great numbers, falling stocks — the market has stopped rewarding even record earnings
Overnight the pattern continued: MongoDB beat again and dropped 13.9%, while GitLab jumped 17.3% to a record high and Dell was paid for a 43% profit beat.
- Palantir +27%, and the market buys back the exact corner it sold
Underneath: NET up 4.6%, DDOG 3.3%, MDB 3.0%, with CRM 1.5%, NOW 1.1% and ORCL 1.1% participating rather than leading.
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