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Games Workshop Group

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Leisure · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$245.44
-4.86 (-1.94%)
Market Cap
$8.11B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
70
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Sep 2, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Games Workshop is a British company that designs, manufactures, and sells miniature figurines and tabletop war games. Its most famous brands are Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar, which have a devoted global fanbase. Players buy the miniatures, assemble and paint them, then use them in strategy games played on tabletops.

The company makes money by selling miniatures, paints, rulebooks, and accessories through its own retail stores, its website, and independent hobby shops. It operates in over 50 countries, with major markets in the UK, North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Games Workshop enjoys high margins and a strong moat because it owns all its intellectual property and has built a deeply loyal community over four decades. A key growth driver is licensing its Warhammer universe for video games, TV, and film adaptations, though the business remains exposed to discretionary consumer spending and the niche nature of the hobby.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-1.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£15M/ year

Flat (-3% vs prior year)

2.2% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

1.7%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£183M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Games Workshop Group is growing revenue at 3% 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 32.9M (2022) → 33.1M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
74.1%
Premium pricing power — 74.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
41.1%
Excellent — 41.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
82.4%
Exceptional — 82.4% 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
+6.8%
Slow sales growth (+6.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+4.7%
Modest earnings growth (+4.7% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
131%
Turns 131% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
35.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (35.9%)

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
153.57x
Comfortably covers interest (153.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
39.4x
Pricey — P/E 39.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+10.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (39.4 → 28.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.09%
Moderate income — 3.09% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+37.0%
Dividend growing fast (37.0% YoY)

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