Vivendi SE

VVU.DE

Entertainment · Communication Services

Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Data not available

Stability

Good

Valuation

Weak

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Vivendi SE is a French media and entertainment company that owns a collection of content and communications businesses. Its main assets include Canal+ (a pay-TV and film distribution group), Havas (an advertising and communications agency), and a portfolio of publishing and live entertainment operations. The company is headquartered in Paris and has historically been one of Europe's largest media conglomerates.

Vivendi earns money through subscription fees from Canal+ pay-TV customers, advertising and marketing services revenue from Havas, and fees from publishing and event businesses. It operates across Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia, with Canal+ holding strong positions in French-speaking markets. In recent years, Vivendi has been breaking itself apart — spinning off Canal+, Havas, and other units into separate listed companies — which is the central story for the business right now. The negative operating margin reflects restructuring costs tied to these separations, and the key question is whether the remaining entity can create value once the breakup is complete.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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

Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

Insider Activity

34.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€6.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

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

30.9%

Modest — 30.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-30.2%

Losing money on operations — -30.2%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-0.8%

Weak — -0.8% 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

N/A

Data not available

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

N/A

Data not available

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.29

Conservative — low debt load (0.29)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

81.1x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 81.1

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

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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