Teradyne Inc (TER) — Quality & forensics

As of 2026-09-21 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.

The Closelook module scores

58 /100 composite · 7 modules · semis-cyclical weight set

Valuation 28
Quality 78
Growth 61
Balance sheet 80
Cash quality 45
Capital allocation 57
Momentum 52

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

24.52 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.

6/8 Piotroski F-Score

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

-2.07 Beneish M-Score

Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.

Continue: the TER chart & overview · the earnings record

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-21

Quick answers

What is Teradyne Inc's Closelook quality reading?

The composite reads 58/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-21: valuation 28, quality 78, growth 61, balance sheet 80, cash quality 45, capital allocation 57, momentum 52. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is Teradyne Inc's Altman Z-Score?

24.52, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-21. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

What is Teradyne Inc's Piotroski F-Score?

6 of 8, as of 2026-09-21. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

What does Teradyne Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?

-2.07 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-21. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.

Mentioned on Closelook

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

Long reads

Google and RSI — The Loop Nobody Has ClosedReport · 13 Sept 2026
Market Structure — Structural Awareness in an Asynchronous MarketReport · 17 Mar 2026Pure Price Action Dual-Layer Signals No News / No Sentiment Layer 2 Bespoke Indices Turn Movement into Meaning Functional Regrouping The standard "Semiconductor" bucket (GICS) throws ON, IFX, VRT, AMKR, TER, MU, WDC into one container.

101 and glossary

ETFs — Tracking Difference, the Number That Beats the TER101
Testing Bottleneck: Advantest and the Underestimated Constraint101Key Companies ADVT ★ Sentinel Advantest ATE market leader — 50%+ advanced share TER Teradyne ATE #2 — stronger in automotive/analog COHU Cohu Back-end test handlers
Total Expense RatioGlossaryUsually written TER, or expense ratio in the US.

Dailies

AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in TokyoMorning 10 · 15 Sept 2026The $505 line is gone: semiconductor ETF $497.40, below Thursday’s $517.43 and 6.4% under its 50-day at $531.52; memory and storage led on the way down again — Micron −5.3%, SanDisk −5.0%; Corning −13.7%, Teradyne −13.3%, Coherent −12.7%…
Chip Earnings — The Market Stopped Paying RecordsDaily Pulse · 29 Jul 2026Teradyne printed a record with a raised guide and is being paid 11% in the first half-hour of US trading.
Korea crashes again, Iran strikes — and Advantest raises its year 35%Morning 10 · 29 Jul 2026Seoul printed a second crash day, Iran fired at a US base, oil repriced the war back in — and inside the wreckage the testing duopoly delivered the morning's counter-evidence: Teradyne paid +12%, Advantest raised its year by a third.

Related in the Closelook universe

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