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SPS Commerce

SPSC
58
Software - Application · Technology
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
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

SPS Commerce is a software company that helps retailers, suppliers, and logistics companies share business data with each other electronically. Its main product is a cloud-based platform that handles EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), which is basically a standardized way for companies to automatically send orders, invoices, and shipping notices back and forth. Customers include grocery chains, big-box retailers, and the thousands of suppliers that sell products to those stores.

The company charges recurring subscription fees, which makes its revenue fairly predictable. SPS Commerce operates primarily in North America and serves over 120,000 customers, making it one of the largest EDI network providers in the region. Its moat comes from network effects — the more retailers and suppliers that use the platform, the more valuable it becomes for everyone. The key growth driver is the ongoing shift by smaller suppliers away from manual processes toward automated supply chain software, though competition from larger enterprise software vendors remains a steady risk.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-63.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

3.1%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$173M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

SPS Commerce 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
74.9%
Premium pricing power — 74.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.3%
Thin — 4.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.5%
Below par — 10.5% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+9.8%
Steady sales growth (+9.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-5.5%
Earnings shrinking (-5.5% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
292%
Turns 292% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
25.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.7%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
38.2x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 38.2

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+24.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (38.2 → 14.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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