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Veeva Systems

VEEV
81
Software - Application · Technology
Also trades as: 0LO3.L
Winston Score
81
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Veeva Systems makes software specifically for life sciences companies — think pharmaceutical firms, biotech startups, and medical device makers. Its main products help these companies manage their sales teams, run clinical trials, store regulatory documents, and track data about doctors and hospitals. Veeva is one of the largest cloud software providers focused exclusively on the life sciences industry.

Veeva makes money by charging customers annual subscription fees to use its software, which gives it predictable, recurring revenue. It operates globally, serving over 1,000 customers across North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $2.7 billion in annual revenue. Its moat comes from deep integration into customers' core workflows, making it costly and disruptive to switch to a competitor. The key risk is that Veeva is migrating its core platform from Salesforce's infrastructure to its own, called Vault CRM, and how smoothly that transition goes will be a major factor in whether it retains and grows its customer base.

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Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+16.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+24.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

8.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Veeva Systems is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 16%. 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
74.7%
Premium pricing power — 74.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
30.9%
Excellent — 30.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.1%
Good — 13.1% 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
+16.2%
Fast-growing sales (+16.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+19.8%
Earnings growing fast (+19.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

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

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
177%
Turns 177% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
49.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (49.5%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
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)
43.0x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 43.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+26.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (43.0 → 16.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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