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NTT

NTTYY
38
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$26.14
+0.79 (+3.12%)
Market Cap
$85.14B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

10.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.67B (2022) → 3.29B (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

NTT, Inc. is a Japanese telecommunications and technology company. It provides phone and internet services to homes and businesses, and also runs large data centers and cloud computing networks for corporate clients around the world. NTT is one of the largest telecommunications companies on the planet, and its parent group, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, is majority-owned by the Japanese government.

NTT makes money through monthly service fees for internet and phone connections, contracts with businesses for managed IT and network services, and data center rentals. It operates primarily in Japan but has a significant global IT services business — NTT DATA — that serves enterprise customers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Its main competitive advantage is its deep infrastructure in Japan and long-term corporate contracts, though its low gross margins and heavy capital spending on network upgrades remain ongoing financial pressures. Expanding its global cloud and data center business is the key growth driver going forward.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-21.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

¥0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

¥18.3T cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

NTT is growing revenue at 11% 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
13.7%
Thin — 13.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.5%
Healthy — 12.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.5%
Weak — 7.5% 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
+9.4%
Steady sales growth (+9.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+10.4%
Earnings growing (+10.4% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
144%
Turns 144% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-5.3%
Burning cash (-5.3%)

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
1.67
Elevated debt (1.67)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.37x
Adequate interest coverage (7.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.9

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
+2.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.39%
Moderate income — 3.39% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-30.4%
Dividend cut (-30.4% YoY) — warning sign

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