How We Calculate the Yipiit Score™
Every company receives an independent Yipiit Score™ from 0 to 100, measuring how well they govern, communicate, and treat stakeholders. Here is exactly how it works.
Five Pillars of Stewardship. One Score.
Each company is evaluated across five independently weighted dimensions. The combined result is a single Yipiit Score from 0 to 100.
Governance
25%Board independence, executive compensation alignment, insider trading patterns, audit committee quality, and shareholder rights provisions.
Transparency
20%Quality and frequency of public disclosures, SEC filing timeliness, earnings call accessibility, and investor relations responsiveness.
Financial Health
20%Balance sheet strength, cash flow sustainability, debt management, profitability trends, and going concern indicators.
Stakeholder Treatment
20%Employee satisfaction signals, customer sentiment, community impact, regulatory compliance history, and ESG commitment indicators.
Innovation & Resilience
15%R&D investment, patent activity, market adaptability, competitive positioning, and long-term strategic clarity.
Understanding the Score
Yipiit Scores range from 0 to 100. Companies are grouped into four tiers based on their overall performance.
Exceptional trust. Industry-leading governance, transparency, and financial health. These companies set the standard.
Strong trust. Above-average performance across most trust factors. Room for improvement in specific areas.
Moderate trust. Mixed performance with notable strengths and weaknesses. Active improvement recommended.
Below average trust. Significant concerns in multiple areas. Claiming and active engagement strongly recommended.
Where the Data Comes From
Yipiit Scores are built on publicly available, verifiable data. We never use pay-to-play data or allow companies to buy higher scores.
SEC EDGAR Filings
10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, and proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Financial Data
Balance sheets, income statements, cash flow data, and key financial ratios from regulated data providers.
News & Sentiment
AI-analyzed news coverage from thousands of sources, measuring sentiment, frequency, and topic relevance.
Governance Records
Board composition, executive compensation, insider trading records, and shareholder voting outcomes.
Regulatory Databases
SEC enforcement actions, OSHA violations, EPA records, and other regulatory compliance data.
Verified Company Data
For claimed companies: additional verified data submitted directly by authorized company representatives.
How Companies Can Improve Their Score
Your Yipiit Score reflects reality. Improving it means genuinely improving your company's governance, transparency, and stakeholder relationships.
Claim your company (free)
Verify your identity as an authorized representative. This alone signals to investors that your company is actively managing its public presence.
Review your score breakdown
See exactly which factors are pulling your score up or down. Identify the lowest-scoring areas where improvement will have the biggest impact.
Submit verified data
Provide additional context that public data alone may not capture — sustainability reports, governance improvements, strategic initiatives.
Respond to AI assessments
Our AI generates risk and opportunity assessments. Pro subscribers can publish official responses that appear alongside the assessment.
Improve and track progress
As you make real improvements to governance, transparency, and financial health, your Yipiit Score will reflect those changes over time.