Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock

ALAB

Semiconductors · Technology

Exchange

United States

Winston Score

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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Exceptional

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Astera Labs, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure. Its Intelligent Connectivity Platform is comprised of a portfolio of data, network, and memory connectivity products, which are built on a unifying software-defined architecture that enables customers to deploy and operate high performance cloud and AI infrastructure at scale. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+104.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+187.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

18.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock is growing revenue at 104% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

73.3%

Premium pricing power — 73.3% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

22.7%

Excellent — 22.7% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

15.8%

Strong — 15.8% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+98.5%

Fast-growing sales (+98.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+260.7%

Earnings growing fast (+260.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

91%

Modest — 91% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

23.0%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

131.3x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 131.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+87.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (131.3 → 43.5)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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