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Priority Technology Holdings

PRTH
58
Software - Infrastructure · Technology
Price
$5.61
+0.02 (+0.36%)
Market Cap
$462.0M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Exceptional

Share count rising — dilution

+13.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 71.9M (2021) → 81.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Priority Technology Holdings is a payments and financial technology company. It helps small and mid-sized businesses accept credit card payments, manage money, and access banking-like services through software. The company operates in the payments processing industry and serves merchants, independent sales organizations, and enterprise clients across the United States.

Priority makes money by taking a small fee on each payment it processes, plus charging for software subscriptions and financial services. It operates almost entirely in the U.S. and processes tens of billions of dollars in payments annually. Its competitive position relies on bundling payment processing with embedded banking tools, which makes it harder for customers to switch to a competitor. The main risk the company faces is intense competition from much larger players like Fiserv, Global Payments, and Stripe, which have significantly more resources and brand recognition to attract the same small business customers Priority targets.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

59.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$120M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Priority Technology Holdings is growing revenue at 9% 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
38.1%
Modest — 38.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.6%
Healthy — 12.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.4%
Weak — 3.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.9%
Steady sales growth (+8.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+163.2%
Earnings growing fast (+163.2% YoY)

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

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
228%
Turns 228% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.4%
Modest free cash flow (10.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.90x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (8.1 → 5.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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