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MTU Aero Engines AG

MTX.DE
53
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA)
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

MTU Aero Engines AG is a German company that makes parts for aircraft engines and helps keep those engines running. It works on engines used in commercial passenger jets, military aircraft, and business jets. MTU is Germany's largest independent engine manufacturer and partners with major engine makers like Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation to build and service engines together.

MTU earns money in two main ways: selling engine components and modules to airline and defense customers, and providing maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for engines already in use. It operates primarily in Europe and North America, with a significant global service network. The maintenance business is especially valuable because airlines must regularly service their engines by law, creating steady, recurring revenue. The key growth driver is the large backlog of commercial aircraft deliveries worldwide, which should increase demand for new engines and long-term service contracts — though supply chain disruptions and rising material costs remain ongoing risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-26.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€3.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

MTU Aero Engines AG is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 12%. 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
17.6%
Thin — 17.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.7%
Healthy — 12.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.0%
Strong — 18.0% 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
+12.7%
Fast-growing sales (+12.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+1.6%
Flat earnings

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
115%
Turns 115% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.1%
Modest free cash flow (7.1%)

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
0.49
Conservative — low debt load (0.49)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
12.81x
Comfortably covers interest (12.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.6x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 21.6

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+5.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.6 → 16.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.97%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.97% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+76.3%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (76.3% YoY)

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