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H&R Block

HRB
66
Personal Products & Services · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$42.08
+0.23 (+0.55%)
Market Cap
$5.33B
Winston Score
66
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

27.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 188.8M (2021) → 137.3M (2025)

H&R Block helps everyday people file their taxes. It offers in-person tax preparation at retail offices, a do-it-yourself online filing product, and tax software you can buy and install at home. The main customers are individual taxpayers, including people with simple returns and small business owners. H&R Block is one of the largest consumer tax preparation companies in the United States.

The company makes money by charging fees for each tax return it prepares or helps file, whether in a physical office or through its digital products. It operates primarily in the United States, with some presence in Canada and Australia, and generates most of its revenue during the January-to-April tax season. Its large network of retail locations and a recognizable brand give it a durable position, but the main risk is that the IRS or government-backed free filing programs could reduce demand for paid tax preparation services over time.

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Quality

Gross Margin
53.6%
Healthy — 53.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
38.1%
Excellent — 38.1% operating margin
ROCE
47.4%
Exceptional — 47.4% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-1.1%
Shrinking sales (-1.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+229.8%
Earnings growing fast (229.8% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
212%
Turns 212% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
67.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (67.8%)

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

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
45.63x
Comfortably covers interest (45.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
3.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 3.4

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
-3.4
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.24%
Healthy income — 4.24% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+12.0%
Dividend growing fast (12.0% YoY)

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