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Sabre Corporation

SABR
39
Travel Services · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$2.10
+0.02 (+0.96%)
Market Cap
$830.2M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
39
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+22.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 320.9M (2021) → 391.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sabre Corporation builds the software and technology systems that power the travel industry. Its main product is a Global Distribution System (GDS) — a giant digital marketplace that connects airlines, hotels, and car rental companies with travel agencies and online booking sites. Sabre also sells software to help airlines manage reservations, pricing, and operations.

Sabre makes money by charging a fee every time a flight or hotel booking is made through its network, plus selling software licenses and subscriptions to airlines and travel agencies. It operates globally, with customers in over 160 countries, and its scale gives it a strong network effect — the more airlines and agencies that use it, the more valuable the platform becomes. The company carries significant debt from the pandemic era, which remains a key financial risk, and its long-term growth depends on whether airlines continue relying on traditional GDS systems rather than shifting to direct booking technology that bypasses Sabre entirely.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+86.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$711M/ year

25.7% of revenue

6.4x the sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

20.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$698M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Sabre Corporation is growing revenue at 4% 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
56.4%
Premium pricing power — 56.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.0%
Healthy — 13.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
2.9%
Weak — 2.9% 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
-3.0%
Shrinking sales (-3.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
10%
Weak — only 10% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.6%
Burning cash (-0.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.85x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.9x)

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)
1.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 1.2

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-13.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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