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London Stock Exchange Group

LSEGY
62
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges · Financial Services
Price
$28.85
+0.19 (+0.65%)
Market Cap
$58.58B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Sep 10, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong
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Share count falling — buybacks

−2.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.16B (2021) → 2.11B (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

London Stock Exchange Group is a global financial services company based in the United Kingdom. It runs one of the world's oldest stock exchanges, but today most of its business comes from selling financial data and analytics. Its main customers are banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and other financial institutions that need market data, trading tools, and risk management services.

The company earns revenue primarily through data subscriptions, trading fees, and clearing services. Its 2021 acquisition of Refinitiv, a major financial data provider, transformed it into one of the largest financial data companies in the world, competing directly with Bloomberg. LSEG operates globally, with significant operations in Europe, North America, and Asia. Its scale and deep integration into customers' daily workflows create strong switching costs. A key growth driver is expanding its data and analytics platform, including partnerships with Microsoft on cloud-based tools, though it faces intense competition in the financial data market.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+32.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

78.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£4.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

London Stock Exchange Group is growing revenue at 7% 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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
44.8%
Healthy — 44.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
28.6%
Excellent — 28.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.9%
Weak — 7.9% 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
+5.5%
Slow sales growth (+5.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+48.9%
Earnings growing fast (+48.9% YoY)

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

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
280%
Turns 280% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
39.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (39.6%)

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
0.70
Moderate — manageable debt (0.70)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.89x
Adequate interest coverage (6.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
30.4x
Pricey — P/E 30.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+14.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (30.4 → 16.0)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.57%
Moderate income — 2.57% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+49.6%
Dividend growing fast (49.6% YoY)

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