Kingfisher

KGFHY

Home Improvement · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$8.73

-0.01 (-0.11%)

Market Cap

$7.14B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Jan 31, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

−16.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.06B (2022) → 888.0M (2026)

Kingfisher plc is a large European home improvement retailer that sells tools, building materials, paint, flooring, kitchens, and garden products. Its main customers are everyday homeowners and tradespeople looking to fix up or renovate their homes. Kingfisher owns well-known store brands including B&Q in the UK and Ireland, Castorama and Brico Dépôt in France and other European countries, and Screwfix, a trade-focused supplier with a large store and online network.

Kingfisher makes money primarily by selling products directly to customers through its physical stores and e-commerce channels, with no subscription model. It operates roughly 1,800 stores across eight countries, with the UK and France making up the bulk of its revenue, giving it a strong position in two of Europe's largest home improvement markets. The key growth driver is expanding its own-brand product range, which carries higher margins, but the main risk is that weak consumer spending and a sluggish housing market in Europe can quickly reduce demand for big-ticket renovation projects.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+114.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$568M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Kingfisher'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.

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Quality

Gross Margin

38.5%

Modest — 38.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

3.7%

Thin — 3.7% operating margin

ROCE

3.5%

Weak — 3.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+0.2%

Nearly flat sales (+0.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

+87.6%

Earnings growing fast (+87.6% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

719%

Turns 719% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

10.2%

Modest free cash flow (10.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Interest Cover

5.35x

Adequate interest coverage (5.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

23.6x

Growth-priced — P/E 23.6

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

P/E vs Forward

+9.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (23.6 → 14.5)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.86%

Moderate income — 3.86% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+14.7%

Dividend growing fast (14.7% YoY)

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