The Trade Desk (TTD) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Trade Desk, Inc. operates as a technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates a self-service cloud-based platform that allows buyers to create, manage, and optimize data-driven digital advertising campaigns across various ad formats and channels, including display, video, audio, native, and social on various devices, such as computers, mobile devices, and connected TV. It also provides data and other value-added services. The company serves advertising agencies

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+5.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

11.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$658M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

The Trade Desk is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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

80.7%

Premium pricing power — 80.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

30.3%

Excellent — 30.3% operating margin

ROCE

10.0%

Below par — 10.0% 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

+18.5%

Fast-growing sales (18.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

+14.5%

Earnings growing (14.5% 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

224%

Turns 224% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

27.2%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (27.2%)

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

0.03

Conservative — low debt load (0.03)

Interest Cover

1655.40x

Comfortably covers interest (1655.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

21.3x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 21.3

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

P/E vs Forward

+8.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.3 → 12.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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