Stock

Symbotic

SYM

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

Price

$38.77

-0.99 (-2.49%)

Market Cap

$27.98B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

5/30

Growth

Good

12/20

Cash Flow

Exceptional

10/10

Stability

Good

5/10

Valuation

Good

5/10

Ownership

Good

10/15

Dividends

Not counted

n/a

47 of 95 counted points = Winston Score 49. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

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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)

404.7x

Expensive — P/E 404.7

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+351.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (404.7 → 52.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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