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Magna International

MGA
49
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$73.05
+2.66 (+3.78%)
Market Cap
$19.89B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
49
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
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

6.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 302.8M (2021) → 282.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Magna International is one of the largest auto parts makers in the world. It builds a huge range of components — including car seats, mirrors, door panels, body structures, and electric vehicle systems — and sells them to major automakers like Ford, General Motors, BMW, and Stellantis. Magna does not sell cars directly to consumers; it works behind the scenes supplying the parts that go inside vehicles.

Magna earns money by manufacturing and delivering parts under long-term supply contracts with automakers, so its revenue rises and falls with global vehicle production volumes. The company operates over 340 factories across more than 28 countries, with major exposure to North America and Europe, generating roughly $43 billion in annual revenue. Its scale and deep engineering relationships with automakers create some switching costs, but thin margins — typical for auto suppliers — leave little room for error. The biggest risk is that slower EV adoption and weaker consumer vehicle demand could pressure volumes and profitability in the near term.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+25.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.7%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Magna International is growing revenue at 1% 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
10.9%
Thin — 10.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.6%
Thin — 5.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
22.7%
Exceptional — 22.7% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+1.9%
Nearly flat sales (+1.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-36.1%
Earnings shrinking (-36.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
604%
Turns 604% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.3%
Modest free cash flow (7.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
15.23x
Comfortably covers interest (15.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.8x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+18.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (26.8 → 8.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.86%
Moderate income — 2.86% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+2.1%
Dividend flat

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