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This stock no longer trades (delisted October 27, 2022)

Delisted / no longer publicly traded (per market data provider) Everything below is based on the last available data — treat it as historical, not a live read.

Stock

Twitter, Inc. (delisted)

TWTR
26
Internet Content & Information · Communication Services
Price
$53.70
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$41.09B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
26
Historical score — this stock no longer trades, so the score is frozen at the last available data.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2022

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
6/30
Growth
Mixed
7/20
Cash Flow
Weak
0/10
Stability
Weak
2/10
Valuation
Data not available
0/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Not counted
n/a

25 of 95 counted points = Winston Score 26. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

Share count rising — dilution

+8.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 732.7M (2017) → 797.6M (2021)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Twitter was a social media platform where people posted short public messages called "tweets." It was used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, including journalists, politicians, celebrities, and everyday users who wanted to share news and opinions in real time. Twitter was one of the most recognized social media brands in the world.

Twitter made most of its money from digital advertising. Businesses paid to promote tweets and accounts to reach Twitter's large audience. The company operated globally but earned the majority of its revenue in the United States. In 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter in a roughly $44 billion deal and took the company private, delisting it from the stock exchange. The platform was subsequently rebranded to X. Because Twitter is no longer publicly traded, there are no current financial results or forward-looking business updates available to public market investors.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

-1.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-524.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$1.2B/ year

↑ Rising (+43% vs prior year)

24.6% of revenue

2.0x the sector average (12%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

100.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$6.1B cash & investments at current burn rate

Heavy R&D investment

Twitter, Inc. (delisted) is putting 25% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 2.0x the sector average. With 10+ years of cash runway, they have time to let it pay off.

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
54.0%
Healthy — 54.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-26.6%
Losing money on operations — -26.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.4%
Weak — -0.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+17.5%
Fast-growing sales (+17.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-137.2%
Earnings shrinking (-137.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-16.3%
Burning cash (-16.3%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.13
Elevated debt (1.13)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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