RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.

0QEJ.L

Publishing · Communication Services

Price

0.94 GBp

-0.01 (-0.95%)

Market Cap

£487.3M

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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

Good

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Exceptional

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Winston Score History

The full picture

RCS MediaGroup is an Italian media company that publishes newspapers, magazines, and digital content. Its most well-known brand is Corriere della Sera, one of Italy's oldest and most widely read daily newspapers. The company also owns La Gazzetta dello Sport, a popular sports newspaper, and operates in the book publishing business through its RCS Libri division.

The company earns money through print and digital advertising, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and book sales. RCS MediaGroup operates mainly in Italy and Spain, where it owns the El Mundo newspaper, making it a notable player in Southern European media. With a market cap of around $0.5 billion and a gross margin above 46%, the business has decent profitability, but it faces the same challenge as most traditional publishers — print advertising and circulation are declining industry-wide, and the company must grow its digital subscriber base fast enough to offset those losses.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+66.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-3.4% 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

85.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€0 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. grew revenue 67% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.9% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 517.4M (2021) → 521.9M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

12.0%

Thin — 12.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

11.8%

Modest — 11.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

31.2%

Exceptional — 31.2% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+14.0%

Fast-growing sales (+14.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-17.7%

Earnings shrinking (-17.7% 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

183%

Turns 183% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.3%

Modest free cash flow (6.3%)

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

0.07

Conservative — low debt load (0.07)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

36.62x

Comfortably covers interest (36.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

8.8x

Attractive valuation — P/E 8.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+0.5

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

7.49%

Healthy income — 7.49% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+50.0%

Dividend growing fast (50.0% YoY)

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