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Schneider Electric S.E.

SBGSY
57
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
$60.06
-0.04 (-0.07%)
Market Cap
$169.28B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.82B (2021) → 2.85B (2025)

Schneider Electric is a French company that makes equipment and software to help buildings, factories, and power grids use electricity more efficiently. Its core products include electrical panels, circuit breakers, industrial automation systems, and energy management software sold under brands like Square D and APC. It serves a wide range of customers, including data centers, hospitals, manufacturers, utilities, and commercial real estate owners.

The company earns revenue through hardware sales, software subscriptions, and long-term service contracts, giving it a mix of one-time and recurring income. Schneider operates globally, with strong presence in Europe, North America, and fast-growing markets in Asia, and generates roughly $40 billion in annual revenue. Its deep integration into customers' electrical infrastructure makes switching costly, which supports its competitive position. The biggest growth driver is surging demand for data center power infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence expansion, though slowing industrial capital spending in Europe remains a meaningful near-term risk.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-4.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$2.1B/ year

Flat (-4% vs prior year)

5.1% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

80.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Schneider Electric S.E. is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
39.4%
Modest — 39.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
15.1%
Healthy — 15.1% operating margin
ROCE
7.5%
Weak — 7.5% 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
+11.7%
Steady sales growth (11.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
+11.6%
Earnings growing (11.6% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
139%
Turns 139% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
12.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.73
Moderate — manageable debt (0.73)
Interest Cover
13.58x
Comfortably covers interest (13.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
20.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 20.1

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

P/E vs Forward
-3.9
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.52%
Small dividend — 1.52% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+41.7%
Dividend growing fast (41.7% YoY)

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