WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Europe • Euronext Amsterdam • AMS:WKL • NL0000395903

68.56 EUR
-1.48 (-2.11%)
Last: Feb 4, 2026, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

6

Overall WKL gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated WKL against 34 industry peers in the Professional Services industry. While WKL belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are concerns on its financial health. WKL is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year WKL was profitable.
  • WKL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years WKL has always been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years WKL always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
WKL.AS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFWKL.AS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

1.2 Ratios

  • WKL has a Return On Assets of 11.54%. This is amongst the best in the industry. WKL outperforms 91.18% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 126.61%, WKL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 18.22%, WKL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.29% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for WKL is significantly above the industry average of 11.75%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 11.54%
ROE 126.61%
ROIC 18.22%
ROA(3y)11.08%
ROA(5y)9.99%
ROE(3y)57.29%
ROE(5y)47.31%
ROIC(3y)18.4%
ROIC(5y)16.55%
WKL.AS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICWKL.AS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20 40 60

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 18.48%, WKL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.24% of the companies in the same industry.
  • WKL's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With an excellent Operating Margin value of 25.41%, WKL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 88.24% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of WKL has grown nicely.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 72.93%, WKL is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.53% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of WKL has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 25.41%
PM (TTM) 18.48%
GM 72.93%
OM growth 3Y2.95%
OM growth 5Y3.49%
PM growth 3Y6.13%
PM growth 5Y4.69%
GM growth 3Y0.61%
GM growth 5Y0.72%
WKL.AS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsWKL.AS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), WKL is creating value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, WKL has less shares outstanding
  • WKL has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, WKL has a worse debt to assets ratio.
WKL.AS Yearly Shares OutstandingWKL.AS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
WKL.AS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsWKL.AS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • WKL has an Altman-Z score of 2.23. This is not the best score and indicates that WKL is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • WKL has a worse Altman-Z score (2.23) than 61.76% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of WKL is 3.75, which is a good value as it means it would take WKL, 3.75 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • WKL's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.75 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. WKL outperforms 70.59% of its industry peers.
  • WKL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 5.81. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • WKL's Debt to Equity ratio of 5.81 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. WKL is outperformed by 85.29% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.81
Debt/FCF 3.75
Altman-Z 2.23
ROIC/WACC2.87
WACC6.34%
WKL.AS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFWKL.AS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • WKL has a Current Ratio of 0.71. This is a bad value and indicates that WKL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • WKL has a worse Current ratio (0.71) than 70.59% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.69 indicates that WKL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • WKL has a Quick ratio of 0.69. This is in the lower half of the industry: WKL underperforms 70.59% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.71
Quick Ratio 0.69
WKL.AS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesWKL.AS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 12.03% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, WKL shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 12.08% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.69% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.11% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.03%
EPS 3Y13.71%
EPS 5Y12.08%
EPS Q2Q%14.41%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.69%
Revenue growth 3Y7.43%
Revenue growth 5Y5.11%
Sales Q2Q%5.57%

3.2 Future

  • WKL is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 9.34% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.31% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y6.07%
EPS Next 2Y7.51%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%
EPS Next 5Y9.34%
Revenue Next Year3.79%
Revenue Next 2Y3.56%
Revenue Next 3Y4.41%
Revenue Next 5Y5.31%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
WKL.AS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesWKL.AS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
WKL.AS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesWKL.AS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2 4 6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 12.91, WKL is valued correctly.
  • WKL's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. WKL is cheaper than 88.24% of the companies in the same industry.
  • WKL is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.25, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.93, the valuation of WKL can be described as very reasonable.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, WKL is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 73.53% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.50, WKL is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.91
Fwd PE 11.93
WKL.AS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsWKL.AS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of WKL indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: WKL is cheaper than 61.76% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, WKL is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.47% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 11.49
EV/EBITDA 9.83
WKL.AS Per share dataWKL.AS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 -10 20 -20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates WKL does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • WKL has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)2.13
PEG (5Y)1.07
EPS Next 2Y7.51%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.88%, WKL has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • In the last 3 months the price of WKL has falen by -28.98%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
  • WKL's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 2.44.
  • WKL's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.88%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of WKL is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 16.08%!
Dividend Growth(5Y)16.08%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
WKL.AS Yearly Dividends per shareWKL.AS Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.5 1 1.5 2

5.3 Sustainability

  • WKL pays out 48.26% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
  • WKL's earnings are growing slower than its dividend. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP48.26%
EPS Next 2Y7.51%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%
WKL.AS Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendWKL.AS Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
WKL.AS Dividend Payout.WKL.AS Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.WKL.AS Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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WOLTERS KLUWER

AMS:WKL (2/4/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

68.56

-1.48 (-2.11%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Earnings (Last)11-05
Earnings (Next)02-25
Inst Owners62.06%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap15.94B
Revenue(TTM)6.08B
Net Income(TTM)1.12B
Analysts78.89
Price Target145.95 (112.88%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.88%
Yearly Dividend2.19
Dividend Growth(5Y)16.08%
DP48.26%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-0.51%
PT rev (3m)-4.76%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.14%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.86%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.05%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.91
Fwd PE 11.93
P/S 2.62
P/FCF 11.49
P/OCF 9.37
P/B 17.97
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.83
EPS(TTM)5.31
EY7.75%
EPS(NY)5.74
Fwd EY8.38%
FCF(TTM)5.97
FCFY8.71%
OCF(TTM)7.32
OCFY10.68%
SpS26.14
BVpS3.81
TBVpS-25.28
PEG (NY)2.13
PEG (5Y)1.07
Graham Number21.35
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 11.54%
ROE 126.61%
ROCE 25.47%
ROIC 18.22%
ROICexc 21.25%
ROICexgc N/A
OM 25.41%
PM (TTM) 18.48%
GM 72.93%
FCFM 22.84%
ROA(3y)11.08%
ROA(5y)9.99%
ROE(3y)57.29%
ROE(5y)47.31%
ROIC(3y)18.4%
ROIC(5y)16.55%
ROICexc(3y)22.98%
ROICexc(5y)21.64%
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)24.42%
ROCE(5y)22.04%
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y1.41%
ROICexc growth 5Y2.52%
OM growth 3Y2.95%
OM growth 5Y3.49%
PM growth 3Y6.13%
PM growth 5Y4.69%
GM growth 3Y0.61%
GM growth 5Y0.72%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.62
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.81
Debt/FCF 3.75
Debt/EBITDA 2.53
Cap/Depr 63.95%
Cap/Sales 5.17%
Interest Coverage 12.55
Cash Conversion 83.64%
Profit Quality 123.6%
Current Ratio 0.71
Quick Ratio 0.69
Altman-Z 2.23
F-Score5
WACC6.34%
ROIC/WACC2.87
Cap/Depr(3y)67.22%
Cap/Depr(5y)61.25%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.51%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.34%
Profit Quality(3y)123.59%
Profit Quality(5y)129.65%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.03%
EPS 3Y13.71%
EPS 5Y12.08%
EPS Q2Q%14.41%
EPS Next Y6.07%
EPS Next 2Y7.51%
EPS Next 3Y8.58%
EPS Next 5Y9.34%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.69%
Revenue growth 3Y7.43%
Revenue growth 5Y5.11%
Sales Q2Q%5.57%
Revenue Next Year3.79%
Revenue Next 2Y3.56%
Revenue Next 3Y4.41%
Revenue Next 5Y5.31%
EBIT growth 1Y11.32%
EBIT growth 3Y10.6%
EBIT growth 5Y8.78%
EBIT Next Year36.74%
EBIT Next 3Y15.47%
EBIT Next 5Y10.81%
FCF growth 1Y8.1%
FCF growth 3Y8.4%
FCF growth 5Y8.87%
OCF growth 1Y6.57%
OCF growth 3Y8.58%
OCF growth 5Y8.46%

WOLTERS KLUWER / WKL.AS FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to WKL.AS.


What is the valuation status of WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS) stock?

WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for WOLTERS KLUWER?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS) is expected to grow by 6.07% in the next year.


Is the dividend of WOLTERS KLUWER sustainable?

The dividend rating of WOLTERS KLUWER (WKL.AS) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 48.26%.