RingCentral (RNG) stock: Winston Score and insider trades

§Winston Score History

RingCentral makes software that lets businesses handle phone calls, video meetings, and text messages all in one app instead of using separate tools. Its main product is called RingCentral MVP (Message, Video, Phone), and it sells to companies of all sizes — from small businesses to large enterprises. It competes in the cloud communications industry, where it is one of the largest pure-play providers of cloud-based business phone systems in the United States.

RingCentral makes money by charging businesses a monthly or annual subscription fee per user, which creates steady, recurring revenue. It operates mainly in North America but also has customers in Europe and other regions, and it partners with major carriers like AT&T and Avaya to reach more customers. With a 71% gross margin and a subscription model, the business has decent financial strength, but its main risk is intense competition from larger tech companies like Microsoft Teams and Zoom, which bundle similar communication tools into products businesses already use.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Sept 2025: $0.19

30 Sept 2026: $6.73

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$317M/ year

→ Flat (-4% vs prior year)

12.6% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

16.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$110M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

RingCentral is growing revenue at 6% 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

73.1%

Premium pricing power — 73.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

8.0%

Modest — 8.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

16.6%

Strong — 16.6% 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

+5.5%

Slow sales growth (+5.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

>+1,000%

Earnings growing fast (>+1,000% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

107%

Turns 107% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

23.5%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

5.52

Heavy debt load (5.52)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.82x

Adequate interest coverage (5.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

10.7x

Attractive valuation — P/E 10.7

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

-2.2

SLOWING

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

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.64%

Small dividend — 0.64% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

N/A

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Data not available

Payout Ratio

4%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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RingCentral

§How the score breaks down

Share count falling — buybacks

§Winston Score History

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