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U.s. Bancorp R

UB5.DE
53
Banks - Regional · Financial Services
Price
€55.92
+0.02 (+0.04%)
Market Cap
€87.11B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

11.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.49B (2021) → 1.33B (2025)

U.S. Bancorp is one of the largest banks in the United States. It offers everyday banking services like checking accounts, savings accounts, loans, and credit cards to regular people, as well as more complex financial services like business loans, wealth management, and payment processing to companies. It owns the U.S. Bank brand, which operates thousands of branches mostly across the Midwest and Western United States.

The company makes money by charging interest on loans, collecting fees on accounts and transactions, and earning revenue from its payment services division, which processes payments for businesses. With around $680 billion in total assets, U.S. Bancorp is the fifth-largest commercial bank in the country, giving it a large and stable customer base. Its main risk is rising loan defaults if the economy slows down, since more borrowers could struggle to repay their debts, which would directly hurt the bank's profits.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+15.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$48.2B cash & investments

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

Growth context

U.s. Bancorp R 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
61.7%
Premium pricing power — 61.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
22.3%
Excellent — 22.3% operating margin
ROCE
1.7%
Weak — 1.7% 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
+1.7%
Nearly flat sales (1.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
+18.6%
Earnings growing fast (18.6% 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
102%
Turns 102% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
18.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.20
Elevated debt (1.20)
Interest Cover
0.68x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.7x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.7

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

P/E vs Forward
+1.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.37%
Moderate income — 3.37% yield

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

Dividend Growth
-1.2%
Dividend cut (-1.2% YoY) — warning sign

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