Airbus SE

AIR.DE

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA)

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Airbus SE builds commercial passenger jets, military aircraft, helicopters, and satellites. Its best-known products are the A320 and A350 passenger planes, which it sells to airlines around the world. Airbus is one of only two companies on the planet — alongside Boeing — that makes large commercial aircraft, making it a near-duopoly in one of the biggest industries in global trade.

Airbus earns money by selling aircraft, spare parts, and maintenance services, and it also generates revenue from defense contracts and space systems. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands and operates mainly across Europe, with major factories in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK, plus assembly sites in the US and China. Its massive order backlog — worth several years of production — provides revenue visibility, but the company faces real risks from supply chain bottlenecks and a shortage of jet engines, which have already slowed delivery rates and could limit growth in the near term.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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

Revenue Growth

+27.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+125.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

26.4%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€32.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

Airbus SE grew revenue 28% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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

18.4%

Thin — 18.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

11.4%

Modest — 11.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

16.3%

Strong — 16.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+10.0%

Steady sales growth (+10.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+20.3%

Earnings growing fast (+20.3% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

153%

Turns 153% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.5%

Modest free cash flow (6.5%)

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

0.47

Conservative — low debt load (0.47)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

8.32x

Comfortably covers interest (8.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

28.1x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 28.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+9.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (28.1 → 18.8)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.57%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.57% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+80.0%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (80.0% YoY)

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