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Pershing Square Holdings

PSH.L
46
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
3,916.00 GBp
+68.00 (+1.77%)
Market Cap
£6.85B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
46
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
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Data not available
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

9.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 199.1M (2021) → 179.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Pershing Square Holdings is a closed-end investment fund run by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman. It takes large ownership stakes in a small number of well-known public companies, betting that their stock prices will rise over time. The fund is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, making it accessible to everyday investors who want exposure to Ackman's investment strategy.

The fund makes money by growing the value of its portfolio, and it charges management and performance fees on that portfolio. It holds concentrated positions, often in large U.S. companies across sectors like consumer, healthcare, and real estate. The main competitive edge is Ackman's reputation as an activist investor — he sometimes pushes companies to make changes that unlock value. The key risk is concentration: because the fund owns very few stocks, a bad bet on one company can meaningfully hurt the entire portfolio.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
105.9%
Excellent — 105.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-2.2%
Weak — -2.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-122.5%
Shrinking sales (-122.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-133.0%
Earnings shrinking (-133.0% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
N/A
Data not available

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.28
Conservative — low debt load (0.28)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
3.8x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 3.8

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.64%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.64% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+9.7%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (9.7% YoY)

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