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Nintendo Co.

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62
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia · Technology
Price
7,775.00 GBp
-29.00 (-0.37%)
Market Cap
£9.05T
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 8, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
21/30
Growth
Strong
15/20
Cash Flow
Weak
1/10
Stability
Exceptional
10/10
Valuation
Mixed
4/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Weak
1/5

62 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 62.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−1.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.18B (2022) → 1.16B (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Nintendo makes video game consoles, handheld devices, and the games that run on them. Its best-known products include the Switch console and franchises like Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon, which are sold to casual and dedicated gamers of all ages around the world. Nintendo is one of the oldest and most recognized names in gaming, with a library of exclusive characters and game series that no other company owns.

Nintendo makes most of its money by selling hardware consoles and the software games that go with them, with a growing portion coming from mobile games and online subscription services. The company operates globally, with strong sales in Japan, North America, and Europe. Its biggest competitive advantage is its exclusive game franchises, which give customers a reason to buy Nintendo hardware specifically. The main risk the company faces is the transition to its next console generation after the Switch, as any delay or weak reception of new hardware could significantly slow revenue growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-9.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+55.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

¥0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

16.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

¥2.4T cash & investments

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

Revenue declining

Nintendo Co.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
54.3%
Healthy — 54.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
27.5%
Excellent — 27.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.3%
Strong — 15.3% 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
+51.5%
Fast-growing sales (+51.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+62.4%
Earnings growing fast (+62.4% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
7%
Weak — only 7% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.5%
Thin free cash flow (1.5%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3595.04x
Comfortably covers interest (3595.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.0x
Fair value — P/E 19.0

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
-0.1
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.06%
Small dividend — 1.06% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-5.7%
Dividend cut (-5.7% YoY) — warning sign

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