RWS Holdings

RWS.L

Specialty Business Services · Industrials

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

RWS Holdings is a British company that helps businesses communicate across different languages. It provides translation, localization, and language technology services — meaning it takes documents, software, websites, and other content and converts them into other languages accurately. Its main customers are large companies in industries like life sciences, legal, technology, and finance that need precise translations for global markets.

RWS earns money by charging clients for translation projects and language-related services, with a growing portion coming from software tools that help manage translation workflows. The company operates globally, with offices across Europe, North America, and Asia, and generated roughly $700–800 million in annual revenue in recent years. Its competitive position comes from deep expertise in highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals and patents, where accuracy is critical and switching costs are high. The main risk is that artificial intelligence translation tools are improving rapidly, which could pressure pricing and reduce demand for human-led translation services over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+33.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

45.2%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£34M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

RWS Holdings is growing revenue at 5% 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

41.6%

Healthy — 41.6% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

1.1%

Thin — 1.1% 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

-0.9%

Shrinking sales (-0.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-482.2%

Earnings shrinking (-482.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.7%

Modest free cash flow (6.7%)

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

0.10

Conservative — low debt load (0.10)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.20x

Adequate interest coverage (5.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

5.17%

no trend

Healthy income — 5.17% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-22.2%

no trend

Dividend cut (-22.2% YoY) — warning sign

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