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SS&C Technologies Holdings

SSNC
75
Software - Application · Technology
Also trades as: 0L1G.L GBP 0.80 (+2.92%)
Price
$80.65
+1.95 (+2.48%)
Market Cap
$18.92B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
75
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
23/30
Growth
Good
13/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Exceptional
10/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

75 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 75.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−5.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 267.3M (2021) → 253.1M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

SS&C Technologies makes software and provides services that help financial companies manage money and run their back-office operations. Its main customers are hedge funds, mutual funds, insurance companies, and banks — basically any large organization that handles investments. SS&C is one of the largest providers of fund administration and financial software in the world, and it owns well-known platforms like Advent, Geneva, and Black Diamond.

The company makes money through a mix of software licenses, subscriptions, and fees for outsourced services like fund accounting and investor reporting. It operates globally, with a strong presence in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and generates roughly $6 billion in annual revenue. Its moat comes from deeply embedded software that is expensive and disruptive for clients to replace, plus decades of specialized data and workflows. The key risk is its heavy debt load from acquisitions, which limits financial flexibility if revenue growth slows.

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Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+10.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+32.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$508M/ year

→ Flat (-2% vs prior year)

8.1% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

12.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$609M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

SS&C Technologies Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
48.3%
Healthy — 48.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
24.0%
Excellent — 24.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
21.6%
Exceptional — 21.6% 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
+8.6%
Steady sales growth (+8.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+8.8%
Earnings growing (+8.8% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
212%
Turns 212% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
26.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (26.9%)

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
0.07
Conservative — low debt load (0.07)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
484.25x
Comfortably covers interest (484.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.5x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+13.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.5 → 9.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.53%
Small dividend — 1.53% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+8.8%
Dividend growing modestly (8.8% YoY)

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