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Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated

DBD
54
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$69.94
+2.13 (+3.14%)
Market Cap
$2.37B
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

52.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 78.3M (2021) → 37.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Diebold Nixdorf makes ATMs and self-checkout machines. Banks use its ATMs to let customers deposit and withdraw cash, while retailers like grocery stores use its checkout systems to process purchases. The company also sells software and services that help banks and stores manage and maintain these machines, making it one of the largest ATM manufacturers in the world.

Diebold Nixdorf earns money through hardware sales, long-term service contracts, and software licenses. It operates globally, with significant business in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $3.7 billion in annual revenue. Its large installed base of machines creates a recurring stream of service and maintenance revenue, which is a key competitive advantage. However, the company carries a heavy debt load following a bankruptcy restructuring completed in 2023, and its ability to grow depends on whether banks continue investing in physical cash infrastructure as digital payments expand.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+36.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$84M/ year

Declining (-10% vs prior year)

2.2% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

12.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

$282M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$282M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
25.7%
Modest — 25.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.2%
Modest — 6.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.6%
Strong — 16.6% 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
+5.4%
Slow sales growth (+5.4% 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
246%
Turns 246% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.0%
Thin free cash flow (6.0%)

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
0.97
Moderate — manageable debt (0.97)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.53x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.5x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.5

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+9.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.5 → 13.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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