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Symbotic

SYM
49
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
$41.83
+0.37 (+0.89%)
Market Cap
$26.84B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+114.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 50.7M (2021) → 108.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Symbotic Inc., an automation technology company, provides robotics and technology to improve efficiency for retailers and wholesalers in the United States. It offers The Symbotic System, a full-service warehouse automation system that reduces costs, improves efficiency, and maximizes inventory. The company is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+21.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+266.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$216M/ year

Rising (+25% vs prior year)

9.6% of revenue

2.4x the sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

55.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

$1.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$1.7B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Symbotic is growing revenue at 22% 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
22.3%
Thin — 22.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.6%
Thin — 4.6% 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
+20.6%
Fast-growing sales (+20.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
1322%
Turns 1322% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
27.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (27.9%)

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
N/A
Data not available
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)
436.6x
Expensive — P/E 436.6

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+387.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (436.6 → 49.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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