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AFC Ajax N.V.

AJAX.AS
26
Entertainment · Communication Services
Also trades as: 0DI7.L GBP 0.09 (+1.12%)
Price
€8.90
-0.10 (-1.11%)
Market Cap
€163.2M
Exchange
Euronext Amsterdam
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Sep 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good
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§Winston Score History

The full picture

AFC Ajax N.V. is a professional football (soccer) club based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club competes in the Dutch Eredivisie league and European competitions like the UEFA Champions League. Ajax is one of the most decorated clubs in European football history, having won four European Cups, and it runs a globally respected youth academy called De Toekomst.

Ajax earns money through several streams: matchday ticket sales, broadcasting rights, commercial sponsorships, and — critically — selling players it develops through its academy. The club operates primarily in the Netherlands but has a global fanbase and brand. Its main competitive advantage is its youth development system, which consistently produces top talent that can be sold to larger European clubs for significant fees. However, the club faces a real risk: it cannot easily compete with the massive budgets of England's Premier League clubs, making it difficult to retain star players and sustain on-field success long-term.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+221.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~6 years

€101M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

€101M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

AFC Ajax N.V. is growing revenue at 14% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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.

Share count broadly stable

−0.2% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 18.3M (2021) → 18.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
21.6%
Thin — 21.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.6%
Excellent — 21.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-5.6%
Weak — -5.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+15.1%
Fast-growing sales (+15.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-18.5%
Burning cash (-18.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.00%
Healthy income — 4.00% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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