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WiseTech Global Limited

WTC.AX
62
Software - Application · Technology
Also trades as: WTCHF
Price
A$42.33
-0.86 (-1.99%)
Market Cap
A$14.24B
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+2.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 325.0M (2021) → 334.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

WiseTech Global is an Australian software company that helps freight and logistics businesses manage the movement of goods around the world. Its main product is CargoWise, a platform used by customs brokers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers to handle shipping documents, customs compliance, and supply chain tracking. The company is one of the largest providers of logistics execution software globally.

WiseTech makes money by charging customers subscription and usage-based fees to access CargoWise. It operates in over 180 countries, with major customers including many of the world's largest freight forwarders. Its moat comes from how deeply CargoWise is embedded in customers' daily operations — switching to a competitor is costly and disruptive. The key growth driver is continued expansion of CargoWise's features and geographic reach, pulling in more of the global logistics industry onto a single platform. The main risk is that growth depends heavily on winning and retaining large enterprise customers in a market where a few big players control significant volume.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-2.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$282M/ year

Rising (+63% vs prior year)

23.8% of revenue

1.6x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

43.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$258M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Heavy R&D investment

WiseTech Global Limited is putting 24% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 1.6x the sector average. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

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
67.5%
Premium pricing power — 67.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
29.4%
Excellent — 29.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.1%
Below par — 8.1% 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
+40.9%
Fast-growing sales (+40.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-22.9%
Earnings shrinking (-22.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
204%
Turns 204% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
29.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (29.8%)

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
1.33
Elevated debt (1.33)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.52x
Adequate interest coverage (4.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
57.2x
Expensive — P/E 57.2

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+36.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (57.2 → 20.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.56%
Small dividend — 0.56% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+41.1%
Dividend growing fast (41.1% YoY)

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