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Ageas SA/NV

AGESY
89
Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
89
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An exceptional business — strong profitability, growth, and balance sheet.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ageas SA/NV is a Belgian insurance company that sells life and non-life insurance products to individuals and businesses. Its core offerings include health, auto, home, and life insurance policies, sold through bank partners, brokers, and its own distribution channels. Ageas is one of Europe's larger insurance groups and has a notable presence across Asia, particularly in markets like China, India, and Thailand.

Ageas earns money by collecting insurance premiums from customers and investing those funds, keeping the difference between what it earns and what it pays out in claims. The company operates across Europe and Asia, with its Asian partnerships representing a significant and growing share of its business. With a market cap around $17 billion, Ageas competes through long-standing bancassurance partnerships — agreements where banks sell its insurance products to their customers — which gives it a steady distribution advantage. The main risk is exposure to catastrophic claims, rising interest rate volatility, and regulatory changes across its many operating countries.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+19.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+108.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

13.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$67.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Ageas SA/NV is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
97.7%
Excellent — 97.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
59.3%
Exceptional — 59.3% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+10.8%
Steady sales growth (+10.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+49.3%
Earnings growing fast (+49.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
169%
Turns 169% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
28.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (28.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.66
Moderate — manageable debt (0.66)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
85.46x
Comfortably covers interest (85.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.3x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.3

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.10%
no trend
Healthy income — 5.10% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+24.7%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (24.7% YoY)

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