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Experian

EXPGY
61
Consulting Services · Industrials
Price
$36.95
+0.41 (+1.12%)
Market Cap
$32.71B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
61
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Experian is a data and analytics company that collects financial information about people and businesses, then sells that information to lenders, employers, landlords, and other organizations. Its core products include credit reports, credit scores, and fraud detection tools. Experian is one of the three largest credit bureaus in the world, alongside Equifax and TransUnion.

Experian makes money by charging businesses subscription and transaction-based fees to access its data and software platforms, and by selling credit monitoring services directly to consumers. It operates in over 30 countries, with its largest markets being the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil, and generates roughly $7 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive moat comes from the massive, hard-to-replicate databases it has built over decades, though it faces ongoing risks around data privacy regulations and potential government scrutiny of how credit bureaus collect and use personal financial data.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+25.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$419M/ year

4.9% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$970M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Experian is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 12%. 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.

Share count broadly stable

0.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 921.0M (2022) → 919.0M (2026)

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Quality

Gross Margin
25.9%
Modest — 25.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
25.9%
Excellent — 25.9% operating margin
ROCE
10.3%
Below par — 10.3% 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 YoY
+12.6%
Fast-growing sales (12.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+30.7%
Earnings growing fast (30.7% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
149%
Turns 149% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
25.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.9%)

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

Debt / Equity
0.99
Moderate — manageable debt (0.99)
Interest Cover
9.77x
Comfortably covers interest (9.8x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.3x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+4.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.3 → 18.3)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.88%
Small dividend — 1.88% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+16.3%
Dividend growing fast (16.3% YoY)

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