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Unity Software

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42
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$46.93
+0.39 (+0.84%)
Market Cap
$20.49B
Winston Score
42
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+49.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 282.2M (2021) → 420.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Unity Software makes the tools that video game developers use to build and run their games. Its main product is the Unity game engine — software that lets creators design 3D worlds, add physics, and publish games across more than 20 platforms, including phones, consoles, and PCs. Unity is especially popular with independent and mid-size game studios, and it powers a large share of the world's mobile games.

Unity makes money in two main ways: selling software subscriptions to developers, and running an advertising and monetization platform that helps game makers earn money from their players. The company operates globally, with customers in over 190 countries, and generates roughly $1.8 billion in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is how deeply its tools are embedded in developers' workflows, making it costly to switch to a rival engine like Unreal. The biggest risk is that Unity has been losing money consistently, and recent pricing changes upset many developers, raising questions about whether it can hold onto its user base while cutting costs.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+23.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+80.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$930M/ year

Flat (+1% vs prior year)

50.3% of revenue

3.4x the sector average (15%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

17.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Unity Software is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 24%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
79.6%
Premium pricing power — 79.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-5.9%
Losing money on operations — -5.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-11.5%
Weak — -11.5% 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
+14.0%
Fast-growing sales (+14.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
26.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (26.5%)

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
0.74
Moderate — manageable debt (0.74)
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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