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Vestas Wind Systems A/S

VWSB.DE
40
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Also trades as: 0NMK.L · VWDRY
Price
€28.07
+4.68 (+20.01%)
Market Cap
€27.51B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 12, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Vestas Wind Systems is a Danish company that designs, builds, and sells wind turbines — the large towers with spinning blades that generate electricity from wind. Its main customers are energy companies, utilities, and governments that want to produce clean electricity. Vestas is one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in the world, with turbines installed across more than 90 countries.

The company makes money in two main ways: selling wind turbines to customers and providing long-term service contracts to maintain those turbines after installation. The service business provides steady, recurring revenue and helps Vestas stay connected to customers for decades. Its global scale and deep engineering experience give it an edge over smaller competitors, though thin profit margins — as seen in its 13.5% gross margin — show how competitive and cost-sensitive the industry is. The key growth driver is rising global demand for renewable energy, while the main risk is that raw material costs and supply chain pressures can quickly squeeze already-tight margins.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$114M/ year

Declining (-70% vs prior year)

0.6% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

$5.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$5.5B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Vestas Wind Systems A/S is growing revenue at 14% 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.

Share count broadly stable

0.4% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.01B (2021) → 1.00B (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
11.9%
Thin — 11.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
3.2%
Thin — 3.2% operating margin
ROCE
1.6%
Weak — 1.6% 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
+6.8%
Slow sales growth (+6.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
+50.4%
Earnings growing fast (+50.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
230%
Turns 230% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
4.8%
Thin free cash flow (4.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.00
Elevated debt (1.00)
Interest Cover
44.18x
Comfortably covers interest (44.2x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
33.0x
Pricey — P/E 33.0

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

P/E vs Forward
+18.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (33.0 → 14.8)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.42%
Small dividend — 0.42% yield

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

Dividend Growth
-70.5%
Dividend cut (-70.5% YoY) — warning sign

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