Wolters Kluwer N.V.

WOLTF

Software - Application · Technology

Price

$79.97

-0.42 (-0.53%)

Market Cap

$18.06B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is happy

A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Strong

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Share count falling — buybacks

−11.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 261.8M (2021) → 231.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Wolters Kluwer is a Dutch information services and software company that helps professionals do their jobs more accurately. It sells specialized tools, research databases, and software to lawyers, accountants, doctors, nurses, tax professionals, and compliance officers. The company is best known for products like CCH tax software, UpToDate (a medical reference tool used in hospitals), and legal research platforms.

Most of its revenue comes from subscriptions and software licenses, meaning customers pay recurring fees each year rather than making one-time purchases. Wolters Kluwer operates globally, with strong presence in North America and Europe, and generates roughly €5–6 billion in annual revenue. Its moat comes from deeply embedded products that professionals rely on daily — switching to a competitor is costly and risky in high-stakes fields like medicine, law, and tax. The main growth driver is expanding its cloud-based and AI-assisted tools, though regulatory changes in its core markets could affect demand for compliance-related products.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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Revenue Growth

-0.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+8.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

3.1%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€1.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Wolters Kluwer N.V.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

74.4%

Premium pricing power — 74.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

26.9%

Excellent — 26.9% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

24.8%

Exceptional — 24.8% 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

+0.4%

Nearly flat sales (+0.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+23.6%

Earnings growing fast (+23.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

127%

Turns 127% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

22.8%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.8%)

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

5.71

Heavy debt load (5.71)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

14.34x

Comfortably covers interest (14.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

13.5x

Attractive valuation — P/E 13.5

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

+2.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.52%

Moderate income — 3.52% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+33.2%

Dividend growing fast (33.2% YoY)

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