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Legrand S.A.

LGRDY
64
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Price
$31.99
+0.15 (+0.47%)
Market Cap
$41.93B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
64
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 27, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

2.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.34B (2021) → 1.31B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Legrand is a French company that makes electrical and digital infrastructure products for buildings. Its products include wiring devices, switches, outlets, cable management systems, and data center power distribution equipment. It is one of the world's largest specialists in this niche, serving electricians, contractors, and building owners across residential, commercial, and industrial settings.

Legrand earns revenue by selling physical hardware products, operating in roughly 90 countries with strong positions in Europe, North America, and emerging markets. With a market cap around $42 billion and gross margins above 50%, the company benefits from well-known local brands, deep distributor relationships, and a broad product catalog that makes it hard for competitors to displace. Growth depends on trends like building electrification, energy efficiency upgrades, and rising demand for data center infrastructure, though economic slowdowns in construction markets remain a recurring risk.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+7.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

€393M/ year

Flat (-3% vs prior year)

4.3% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

80.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€2.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

Legrand S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. 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
50.5%
Healthy — 50.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.0%
Healthy — 19.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.2%
Good — 13.2% 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
+9.6%
Steady sales growth (+9.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+5.4%
Modest earnings growth (+5.4% 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
123%
Turns 123% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.0%)

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
0.97
Moderate — manageable debt (0.97)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
10.21x
Comfortably covers interest (10.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
33.0x
Pricey — P/E 33.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+14.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (33.0 → 18.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.73%
Small dividend — 1.73% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+47.0%
Dividend growing fast (47.0% YoY)

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