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Macquarie Group Limited

MQG.AX
43
Investment - Banking & Investment Services · Financial Services
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Macquarie Group is an Australian financial services company that manages money, finances big projects, and trades assets for clients around the world. Its main businesses include asset management, infrastructure financing, investment banking, and trading in commodities and financial markets. It is best known for owning and managing infrastructure assets like roads, airports, and energy networks, and is one of the largest infrastructure asset managers globally.

Macquarie makes money through management fees, performance fees, interest income, and trading profits across its various divisions. It operates in over 30 countries, with major hubs in Australia, the United States, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly half its income outside Australia. Its deep expertise in infrastructure and its ability to structure complex deals gives it a strong competitive position that is hard for smaller rivals to copy. The key growth driver is rising global demand for infrastructure investment, particularly in energy transition projects, though the business is exposed to risk when financial markets become volatile or interest rates rise sharply.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+119.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+51.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

0.9%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$483.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Macquarie Group Limited grew revenue 120% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
61.3%
Premium pricing power — 61.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.4%
Excellent — 21.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.2%
Weak — 3.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+108.3%
Fast-growing sales (+108.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+30.4%
Earnings growing fast (+30.4% YoY)

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

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
-179%
Weak — only -179% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-25.7%
Burning cash (-25.7%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
4.86
Heavy debt load (4.86)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.93x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.9x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.4x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 19.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.5
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.68%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.68% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-2.9%
no trend
Dividend cut (-2.9% YoY) — warning sign

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