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Tencent Holdings Limited

NNND.VI
73
Internet Content & Information · Communication Services
Price
€49.50
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
€446.07B
Exchange
Vienna Stock Exchange
Winston Score
73
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

4.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.70B (2021) → 9.24B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Tencent is a Chinese technology giant that runs some of the most widely used apps in China. Its biggest products include WeChat, a super-app used for messaging, payments, and social media by over a billion people, and a large portfolio of video games including titles like Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile. It also owns stakes in hundreds of other companies, including major gaming firms like Riot Games and Epic Games.

Tencent makes money through several streams: selling in-app purchases and subscriptions in games, charging fees on WeChat Pay transactions, selling digital advertising, and earning revenue from cloud services. It operates primarily in China but has significant global investments. Its moat comes from WeChat's deep integration into daily Chinese life, making it very hard for users to switch. The key risk is ongoing regulatory pressure from Chinese authorities, who have previously restricted gaming licenses and forced changes to Tencent's business practices.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+20.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$83.5B/ year

Rising (+777% vs prior year)

11.4% of revenue

In line with sector average (12%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

30.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.4T cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Tencent Holdings Limited is growing revenue at 8% 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
54.6%
Healthy — 54.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
33.7%
Excellent — 33.7% operating margin
ROCE
4.3%
Weak — 4.3% 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
+12.0%
Steady sales growth (+12.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
+18.7%
Earnings growing fast (+18.7% YoY)

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

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
140%
Turns 140% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
29.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (29.7%)

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
0.35
Conservative — low debt load (0.35)
Interest Cover
17.92x
Comfortably covers interest (17.9x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
1.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 1.9

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

P/E vs Forward
+0.6
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.20%
Small dividend — 1.20% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+171.3%
Dividend growing fast (171.3% YoY)

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