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Vontier Corporation

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54
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Vontier Corporation makes equipment and software used at gas stations and vehicle repair shops. Its core products include fuel dispensers, point-of-sale systems, and tools that help mechanics diagnose and fix cars. The company sells to fuel retailers, fleet operators, and automotive service businesses, and it owns well-known brands like Gilbarco Veeder-Root, which is one of the largest suppliers of fueling equipment in the world.

Vontier earns money through a mix of hardware sales, software subscriptions, and ongoing service contracts. It operates globally, with a strong presence in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia, and generates roughly $3 billion in annual revenue. Its installed base of fueling equipment creates a recurring revenue stream, since customers tend to buy software and services from the same vendor that sold them the hardware. The biggest long-term risk is the global shift toward electric vehicles, which could reduce demand for traditional fueling infrastructure over time.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+13.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$234M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Vontier Corporation is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
44.7%
Healthy — 44.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
18.6%
Healthy — 18.6% operating margin
ROCE
4.4%
Weak — 4.4% 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
+4.1%
Slow sales growth (4.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+15.9%
Earnings growing fast (15.9% 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
108%
Turns 108% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
12.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.52
Elevated debt (1.52)
Interest Cover
18.42x
Comfortably covers interest (18.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.4x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.4

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

P/E vs Forward
+2.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.35%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.35% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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