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A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S

MAERSK-A.CO
49
Marine Shipping · Industrials
Price
kr 20740.00
+700.00 (+3.49%)
Market Cap
kr 312.59B
Exchange
NASDAQ Copenhagen
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

20.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.1M (2021) → 15.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

A.P. Møller - Mærsk is one of the largest shipping and logistics companies in the world. It moves goods inside giant metal containers on massive cargo ships across the world's oceans, connecting factories and suppliers to retailers and consumers. Its customers include major retailers, manufacturers, and commodity traders who need to ship products internationally.

Maersk earns money by charging fees to transport cargo by sea, and it has expanded into land-based logistics like warehousing, trucking, and customs services to offer end-to-end supply chain solutions. The company operates globally, with a particularly strong presence on major trade routes between Asia, Europe, and North America, and generates tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. Its large fleet and port relationships give it scale advantages, but the business is highly sensitive to global trade volumes and freight rate cycles, and rates have fallen sharply from the record highs seen during the pandemic-era supply chain disruptions.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
101.7%
Premium pricing power — 101.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.1%
Modest — 9.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.3%
Weak — 4.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.4%
Shrinking sales (-1.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-64.2%
Earnings shrinking (-64.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
378%
Turns 378% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.1%
Modest free cash flow (8.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.15
Conservative — low debt load (0.15)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.37x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.84%
Moderate income — 2.84% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+41.1%
Dividend growing fast (41.1% YoY)

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