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Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Nov 8, 2026

Carlisle Companies Inc (CSL)

A forensic read on Carlisle Companies Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

A · High-quality compounder
Forensic grade
Safe
Financial health
6.9
Distress distance
Clean
Earnings quality
1
Forensic signals
34.8%
ROE
0.3%
Revenue growth

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Carlisle Companies Inc earns an A (High-quality compounder) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 6.9, placing it in the Safe zone. 1 forensic signal was flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by shareholder returns.

What the filings flag

153% of FCF
FY2025
Shareholder returns. Returned $1.5B to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 153% of free cash flow. That is $510M (53%) more than free cash flow covered, and more than operating cash flow as well. New debt covered it: total debt rose $996M over FY2025, while cash rose $359M. A payout past free cash flow draws the balance sheet down in every year it continues, which isn't sustainable indefinitely. Counting the $35M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 156%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$5.02B
Revenue Growth YoY+0.3%
Revenue CAGR (2yr)+4.6%
Net Margin14.8%
Free Cash Flow$970.6M
Return on Equity34.8%
Debt / Equity1.61x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Nov 8, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.

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