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Mercedes-Benz Group AG

MBGYY
45
Auto - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$13.58
+0.14 (+1.04%)
Market Cap
$52.00B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

6.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 4.28B (2021) → 3.99B (2025)

Mercedes-Benz Group AG is a German automaker that designs and sells luxury cars, SUVs, and vans under the Mercedes-Benz brand. It also owns the AMG performance sub-brand and the Mercedes-Maybach ultra-luxury line. The company sells vehicles to individual buyers and fleet customers worldwide, competing at the premium end of the global auto market.

Mercedes-Benz earns money primarily through vehicle sales, but also through its financial services arm, which offers loans and leases to car buyers. It operates globally, with major markets in Europe, China, and North America, generating roughly €150 billion in annual revenue. Its brand reputation and engineering heritage give it pricing power over mass-market rivals, but the company faces serious pressure from slowing demand in China — its largest single market — and the costly transition to electric vehicles, where it competes against established EV makers and new Chinese brands gaining ground quickly.

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Quality

Gross Margin
19.0%
Thin — 19.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
6.0%
Modest — 6.0% operating margin
ROCE
1.1%
Weak — 1.1% 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
-6.3%
Shrinking sales (-6.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-24.0%
Earnings shrinking (-24.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
275%
Turns 275% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.4%
Thin free cash flow (5.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.90
Moderate — manageable debt (0.90)
Interest Cover
45.52x
Comfortably covers interest (45.5x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+3.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (10.2 → 7.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
7.43%
Healthy income — 7.43% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
-20.4%
Dividend cut (-20.4% YoY) — warning sign

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