Teledyne Technologies (FRA:TYZ) Beneish M-Score: -2.46 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


FRA:TYZ Teledyne Technologies Inc FRA:TYZ
93 GF Score
Price €537.00
GF Value €451.14
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Teledyne Technologies Beneish M-Score?

Teledyne Technologies FRA:TYZ +1.13% 93 Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:TYZ with a GF Score™ of 93/100 and a GF Value™ of €451.14 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,403 Hardware companies, Teledyne Technologies ranks worse than 50.73% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Teledyne Technologies's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:TYZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.35
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Teledyne Technologies was -1.35. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.42.


Teledyne Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Teledyne Technologies's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Teledyne Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Teledyne Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.06 -2.27 -2.39 -2.56 -2.42

Teledyne Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.46 -2.39 -2.54 -2.42 -2.46

FRA:TYZ vs MKSI, FTV, TRMB: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Teledyne Technologies's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Teledyne Technologies Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Teledyne Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Teledyne Technologies's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Teledyne Technologies Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Teledyne Technologies for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9961+0.528 * 1.0003+0.404 * 0.9784+0.892 * 0.9995+0.115 * 0.9598
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9449+4.679 * -0.01618-0.327 * 0.8792
=-2.52

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was €1,201 Mil.
Revenue was 1349.486 + 1376.904 + 1311.654 + 1312.378 = €5,350 Mil.
Gross Profit was 582.837 + 590.285 + 561.894 + 558.868 = €2,294 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,874 Mil.
Total Assets was €13,401 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €724 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €295 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €803 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,637 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,753 Mil.
Net Income was 196.182 + 235.362 + 188.036 + 181.983 = €802 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.768 + 3.245 + 3.067 + 0 = €4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 202.41 + 323.666 + 292.321 + 196.462 = €1,015 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,206 Mil.
Revenue was 1341.157 + 1434.697 + 1300.594 + 1276.539 = €5,353 Mil.
Gross Profit was 573.037 + 613.779 + 558.26 + 550.525 = €2,296 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,758 Mil.
Total Assets was €13,920 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €754 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €290 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €850 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,262 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,742 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(1200.793 / 5350.422) / (1206.015 / 5352.987)
=0.22443 / 0.225298
=0.9961

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(2295.601 / 5352.987) / (2293.884 / 5350.422)
=0.428845 / 0.42873
=1.0003

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (2874.395 + 723.832) / 13401.445) / (1 - (2758.072 + 754.152) / 13919.862)
=0.731505 / 0.747683
=0.9784

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=5350.422 / 5352.987
=0.9995

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(289.936 / (289.936 + 754.152)) / (294.665 / (294.665 + 723.832))
=0.277693 / 0.289314
=0.9598

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(803.265 / 5350.422) / (850.472 / 5352.987)
=0.150131 / 0.158878
=0.9449

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((1752.663 + 1636.666) / 13401.445) / ((2742.255 + 1262.07) / 13919.862)
=0.252908 / 0.28767
=0.8792

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(801.563 - 3.544 - 1014.859) / 13401.445
=-0.01618

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Teledyne Technologies has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 mean?
Teledyne Technologies (FRA:TYZ) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Teledyne Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Teledyne Technologies ranks #1219 out of 2403 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 50.7%.
Is Teledyne Technologies' Beneish M-Score too high?
Teledyne Technologies' current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Based on the distribution chart, Teledyne Technologies ranks #1219 out of 2403 companies in the Hardware industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Teledyne Technologies has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Teledyne Technologies' Beneish M-Score compare to MKSI and FTV?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Teledyne Technologies ranks #1219 out of 2403 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Teledyne Technologies in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Teledyne Technologies and its competitors. Teledyne Technologies's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Teledyne Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Teledyne Technologies (FRA:TYZ) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €451.14, compared to a current price of €537.00 — trading 19% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Teledyne Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 93/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Teledyne Technologies (FRA:TYZ), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Teledyne Technologies (FRA:TYZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Teledyne Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €537.00 is trading 19% above its estimated GF Value™ of €451.14. GuruFocus considers Teledyne Technologies to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:TYZ:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.46
  • GF Value™: €451.14 vs. price of €537.00 (19% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 93/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:TYZ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Teledyne Technologies Business Description

Other Exchanges TDY:USATYZ:Germany
Address 1049 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91360-2362
Teledyne Technologies Inc provides enabling technologies to sense, analyze and distribute information for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. The firm operates in four segments: Digital Imaging, Instrumentation, Aerospace and Defense Electronics, and Engineered Systems. The Digital Imaging segment, that derives maximum revenue, includes high-performance sensors, cameras and systems, within the visible, infrared and X-ray spectra for use in industrial, government and medical applications, as well as MEMS and high-performance, high-reliability semiconductors including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. Geographically, the company operates in United States, Europe, Asia, and All other.
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