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Hagerty

HGTY
48
Insurance - Property & Casualty · Financial Services
Price
$13.08
+0.27 (+2.11%)
Market Cap
$4.49B
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+321.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 82.3M (2021) → 347.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Hagerty is a membership and insurance company built specifically for people who own classic and collector cars. Its main products are specialty auto insurance policies designed for vintage vehicles, along with a membership club that gives car enthusiasts access to roadside assistance, events, and a community of fellow collectors. Hagerty is the largest provider of specialty insurance for collector vehicles in the United States.

The company makes money through insurance premiums, membership fees, and marketplace services that help people buy and sell classic cars. It operates primarily in the United States and Canada, with some presence in the United Kingdom. Its moat comes from deep brand loyalty within the collector car community and data built over decades of insuring rare vehicles, which helps it price risk more accurately than general insurers. The key risk is that its customer base is a niche, aging demographic, and growth depends on attracting younger collectors to the hobby over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-121.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

7.1%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

Revenue declining

Hagerty's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.9%
Good — 14.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+7.8%
Steady sales growth (+7.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+95.6%
Earnings growing fast (+95.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
925%
Turns 925% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
19.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1146.43x
Comfortably covers interest (1146.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.9x
Pricey — P/E 31.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.9 → 23.7)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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