Stock

dormakaba Holding AG

DOKA.SW
57
Security & Protection Services · Industrials
Also trades as: 0QMS.L GBP 0.62 (-1.27%)
Price
CHF 62.40
-0.90 (-1.42%)
Market Cap
CHF 2.60B
Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
22/30
Growth
Weak
3/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Good
6/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Weak
1/5

57 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 57.

§Winston Score History

The full picture

dormakaba is a Swiss company that makes products to control who can enter buildings and rooms. Its core products include door locks, access control systems, automatic doors, and key management systems. The company sells to hotels, hospitals, offices, airports, and governments — essentially any large building that needs to manage who goes where.

dormakaba earns money by selling hardware like locks and door systems, plus software and service contracts that keep those systems running. It operates globally, with strong presence in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and generates roughly CHF 1.2 billion in annual revenue. The company's moat comes from deep integration into building infrastructure — once its systems are installed, switching to a competitor is costly and disruptive. The main growth driver is demand for digital and cloud-connected access systems, as buildings replace traditional keys with electronic credentials, though rising competition from larger technology companies entering the smart-access market remains a meaningful risk.

Share count broadly stable

+0.5% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 41.9M (2022) → 42.1M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
41.9%
Healthy — 41.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.6%
Healthy — 13.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
42.1%
Exceptional — 42.1% 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
-2.7%
Shrinking sales (-2.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-0.4%
Earnings shrinking (-0.4% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
299%
Turns 299% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.5%
Modest free cash flow (7.5%)

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
1.48
Elevated debt (1.48)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
9.03x
Comfortably covers interest (9.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.8x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+7.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (26.8 → 19.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.52%
Small dividend — 1.52% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-45.2%
Dividend cut (-45.2% YoY) — warning sign

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