Cohen & Steers

CNS

Asset Management · Financial Services

Winston Score

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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Cohen & Steers is an investment management firm that specializes in real assets, particularly real estate investment trusts (REITs), infrastructure, and preferred securities. The company manages money on behalf of institutional investors like pension funds, as well as everyday investors through mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. It is one of the oldest and most recognized names in REIT-focused investing, having built its entire business around this niche since 1986.

The company earns money by charging fees based on how much money it manages, known as assets under management (AUM). It operates primarily in the United States but also serves clients in Europe and Asia, and manages roughly $70–80 billion in AUM. Its deep specialization in real assets gives it a strong competitive position, since most large asset managers treat REITs as a small side category rather than a core focus. The biggest risk the business faces is that falling real estate values or rising interest rates can cause clients to pull money out, directly shrinking the fees Cohen & Steers collects.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+17.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+33.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

46.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Cohen & Steers is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 17%. 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

88.3%

Premium pricing power — 88.3% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

40.1%

Excellent — 40.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

35.2%

Exceptional — 35.2% 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

+5.9%

Slow sales growth (+5.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+2.8%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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

76%

Modest — 76% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

20.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (20.6%)

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

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

24.7x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 24.7

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+1.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.29%

no trend

Moderate income — 3.29% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+7.3%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (7.3% YoY)

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