Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien

BVB.DE

Entertainment · Communication Services

Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Weak

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Borussia Dortmund is a professional football (soccer) club based in Dortmund, Germany. It competes in the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league, and regularly plays in European competitions like the UEFA Champions League. The club is one of the most recognized football brands in Germany and owns the Signal Iduna Park, one of the largest stadiums in Europe.

The club earns money through matchday ticket sales, broadcasting rights, sponsorship deals, and selling player contracts to other clubs. It operates primarily in Germany but has a large global fanbase, giving it meaningful international sponsorship appeal. Borussia Dortmund's main competitive advantage is its strong youth academy, which produces talented players it can sell at a profit. However, the club consistently faces the challenge of retaining top players against wealthier rivals, and its financial performance is heavily tied to how far it advances in European competitions each season.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-16.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-354.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

34.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€59M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

17.7%

Thin — 17.7% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-11.6%

Losing money on operations — -11.6%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-1.5%

Weak — -1.5% 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

-5.6%

Shrinking sales (-5.6% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-109.6%

Earnings shrinking (-109.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-7.8%

Burning cash (-7.8%)

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

0.09

Conservative — low debt load (0.09)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

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

1.92%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.92% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-11.1%

no trend

Dividend cut (-11.1% YoY) — warning sign

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