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Veidekke ASA

VEI.OL
64
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
kr 203.00
+2.50 (+1.25%)
Market Cap
kr 27.40B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
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
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Veidekke ASA is a Norwegian construction and civil engineering company. It builds homes, offices, roads, railways, and other infrastructure for both private developers and government clients across Scandinavia. It is one of the largest construction companies in the Nordic region, with a strong presence in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

Veidekke makes money by winning contracts to build things and charging for the labor, materials, and project management involved. It operates almost entirely in Scandinavia, which gives it deep local knowledge and long-standing relationships with public sector clients — a meaningful competitive advantage in a market where trust and track record matter. The main risk the company faces is that rising construction costs and labor expenses can squeeze its already thin operating margins, especially if fixed-price contracts are signed before costs increase.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+27.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

39.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 4.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Veidekke ASA is growing revenue at 9% 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

0.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 135.5M (2021) → 135.0M (2025)

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
7.2%
Thin — 7.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.1%
Thin — 5.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
79.0%
Exceptional — 79.0% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+7.9%
Steady sales growth (+7.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+34.4%
Earnings growing fast (+34.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
290%
Turns 290% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.9%
Modest free cash flow (9.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.07
Conservative — low debt load (0.07)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
28.67x
Comfortably covers interest (28.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.2x
Fair value — P/E 16.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.0
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.54%
Healthy income — 5.54% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-10.8%
Dividend cut (-10.8% YoY) — warning sign

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