Vaisala Oyj

VAIAS.HE

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

Price

€57.00

-0.10 (-0.18%)

Market Cap

€2.07B

Exchange

NASDAQ Helsinki

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 28, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Vaisala is a Finnish company that makes instruments and systems for measuring weather, the environment, and industrial conditions. Its products include weather stations, radiosondes (devices launched on weather balloons), humidity sensors, and lightning detection networks. Customers range from national weather services and airports to energy companies, life science labs, and data centers.

Vaisala earns revenue by selling measurement hardware, software, and related services, often through long-term contracts with government agencies and large enterprises. Headquartered in Helsinki, the company operates globally and holds a dominant position in weather observation technology, supplying the majority of the world's upper-air sounding systems. Key growth drivers include rising demand for climate monitoring, renewable energy weather data, and industrial quality control, though the company faces risk from its reliance on government budgets and the cyclical nature of large infrastructure projects.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+36.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€68M/ year

→ Flat (-0% vs prior year)

11.4% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

45.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€87M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Vaisala Oyj is growing revenue at 4% 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.2% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 36.4M (2021) → 36.4M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

57.2%

Premium pricing power — 57.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

13.3%

Healthy — 13.3% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

22.3%

Exceptional — 22.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+3.4%

Slow sales growth (+3.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+2.9%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

163%

Turns 163% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

14.7%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.21

Conservative — low debt load (0.21)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

6.34x

Adequate interest coverage (6.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

31.7x

Pricey — P/E 31.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+8.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.7 → 23.3)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.51%

Small dividend — 1.51% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+28.2%

Dividend growing fast (28.2% YoY)

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