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Tyler Technologies

TYL
64
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$350.73
+2.59 (+0.74%)
Market Cap
$14.36B
Winston Score
64
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+3.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 42.2M (2021) → 43.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Tyler Technologies builds software specifically for local and state governments in the United States. Its products help cities, counties, and school districts manage things like court records, property taxes, utility billing, public safety dispatch, and financial accounting. It is one of the largest companies in the country focused entirely on government software.

Tyler makes most of its money through software subscriptions and long-term contracts, which means revenue is fairly predictable year to year. It operates almost entirely in the U.S., serving thousands of government agencies of all sizes. Its main competitive advantage is how deeply its software gets embedded into government operations — switching to a different vendor is costly and disruptive, which keeps customers loyal for many years. The key growth driver is the ongoing shift of government agencies from older, on-premise software to cloud-based systems, though slower government budget cycles and long sales processes can make growth uneven.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+14.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$205M/ year

Rising (+73% vs prior year)

8.8% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

6.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Tyler Technologies is growing revenue at 8% 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
47.6%
Healthy — 47.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
14.7%
Healthy — 14.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.3%
Below par — 8.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.2%
Steady sales growth (+8.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+6.9%
Modest earnings growth (+6.9% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
225%
Turns 225% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
29.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (29.4%)

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
0.46
Conservative — low debt load (0.46)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
56.35x
Comfortably covers interest (56.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
46.0x
Expensive — P/E 46.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+28.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (46.0 → 17.7)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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