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Sweco AB

SWEC-B.ST
72
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
kr 126.90
+0.70 (+0.55%)
Market Cap
kr 45.79B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
72
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sweco is a European engineering and consulting firm. It helps governments, cities, and businesses plan and build things like roads, bridges, water systems, buildings, and energy infrastructure. The company is one of the largest engineering consultancies in Europe, with particular strength in the Nordic countries where it was founded.

Sweco makes money by charging fees for professional services — engineers, architects, and environmental experts bill clients for their time and expertise. The company operates across roughly 70 countries but generates most of its revenue in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Its moat comes from deep local relationships, specialized technical expertise, and a large pool of over 22,000 employees that is hard to replicate quickly. The key growth driver is increased public and private investment in infrastructure, energy transition projects, and urban development across Europe — though a slowdown in construction activity or government budget cuts could meaningfully reduce demand for its services.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+21.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

kr 29M/ year

0.1% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

41.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 855M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Sweco AB is growing revenue at 9% 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.9% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 358.2M (2021) → 361.4M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.4%
Modest — 10.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.6%
Exceptional — 20.6% 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
+5.9%
Slow sales growth (+5.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+7.7%
Modest earnings growth (+7.7% 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
173%
Turns 173% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.7%
Modest free cash flow (10.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.28
Conservative — low debt load (0.28)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
15.25x
Comfortably covers interest (15.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
20.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 20.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.1 → 16.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.91%
Moderate income — 2.91% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+16.6%
Dividend growing fast (16.6% YoY)

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