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Braze

BRZE
32
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$31.06
+0.35 (+1.14%)
Market Cap
$3.50B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
32
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+16.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 93.0M (2022) → 107.9M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Braze is a software company that helps businesses send personalized messages to their customers. These messages can be emails, push notifications, text messages, or in-app alerts. Companies like Domino's, HBO, and Canva use Braze to keep their users engaged and coming back to their apps or websites.

Braze charges customers a subscription fee based on how many users they reach and which features they use. The company operates globally, with customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and generates over $500 million in annual revenue. Its competitive advantage comes from deep integrations with customer data and a platform that handles many messaging channels in one place, making it costly for customers to switch. The main risk is that Braze is still unprofitable, spending heavily on sales and engineering to compete against larger rivals like Salesforce and Adobe, which have bigger budgets and existing enterprise relationships.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+30.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+29.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$167M/ year

Rising (+25% vs prior year)

22.6% of revenue

1.5x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

17.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$391M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Braze grew revenue 30% 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
65.7%
Premium pricing power — 65.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-13.0%
Losing money on operations — -13.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-22.7%
Weak — -22.7% 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
+27.0%
Fast-growing sales (+27.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.4%
Modest free cash flow (8.4%)

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
N/A
Data not available
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

Not applicable for this business.
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