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XP
70
Financial - Capital Markets · Financial Services
Price
$16.81
+0.82 (+5.13%)
Market Cap
$8.79B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
70
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
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

7.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 573.5M (2021) → 531.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

XP Inc. is a Brazilian financial services company that helps everyday people invest their money. It runs an open investment platform where customers can buy stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other financial products all in one place. XP is one of the largest independent investment platforms in Brazil, competing directly with the country's big traditional banks.

XP makes money by charging fees and commissions when customers buy or sell investments, and it also earns revenue from financial advisory services and its own financial products. The company operates almost entirely in Brazil, where it serves millions of retail investors and financial advisors called "assessores." Its main competitive advantage is its independent model — it offers products from many different providers, not just its own, which attracts customers who feel underserved by traditional banks. The key risk is that Brazil's volatile economy and interest rate swings can significantly affect how much customers invest and how active they are on the platform.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+11.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

R$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

21.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

R$339.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

XP is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. 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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
66.4%
Premium pricing power — 66.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
32.6%
Excellent — 32.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.2%
Weak — 5.2% 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
+8.2%
Steady sales growth (+8.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+12.1%
Earnings growing (+12.1% 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
411%
Turns 411% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
111.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (111.7%)

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
3.73
Heavy debt load (3.73)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
12.48x
Comfortably covers interest (12.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.4

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's 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
2.26%
Moderate income — 2.26% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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