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Wolters Kluwer N.V.ENXTAM:WKL Stock Report

Market Cap €14.3b
Share Price
€63.82
n/a
1Y-55.5%
7D0%
Portfolio Value
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Wolters Kluwer N.V.

ENXTAM:WKL Stock Report

Market Cap: €14.3b

Wolters Kluwer (WKL) Stock Overview

Provides information, software solutions, and services for professionals in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. More details

WKL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 62.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 2.78% per year

Earnings grew by 21.2% over the past year

Pays a reliable dividend of 3.95%

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt


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Wolters Kluwer - A Fundamental and Historical Valuation

⚖️ Business Overview Key Metrics Total: 10/17 +2 ✅ Projected Operating Margin: 26.18% +0 ⚠️ Projected 5-Year Revenue CAGR: 6.13% +2 ✅✅ Last 5-Year ROIC: 26.15% +1 ✅ Estimated Cost of Capital: 6.92% (less than ROIC) +1 ✅ Last 5-Year Shares Outstanding CAGR: -3.00% -1 ❌ Projected 5-Year EPS CAGR: 7.94% (given the ease of manipulating earnings metrics, sub-10% growth warrants caution) +0 ⚠️ Projected 5-Year Dividend CAGR: 7.57% +1 ✅ Moody's Rating: A3 +2 ✅✅ Morningstar Moat: Wide +2 ✅✅ Morningstar Uncertainty: Low Wolters Kluwer in my opinion, despite the overall market narrative, is not that exposed to disruption by AI as some of its technological counterparts, given its business segments overall need for security, consistency and reliance. I see AI being used by the company to improves its operating margins over time and not depreciating them.
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€93.28
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31.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
6.78%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Cloud And AI Transition Will Pressure Margins Before Long-Term Model Stabilization

Catalysts About Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer provides expert information, software and services to professionals in health care, tax and accounting, legal and regulatory, and corporate performance and ESG. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
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40.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
4.12%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Cloud Shift And AI Deployment Will Drive Long-Term Upside Potential

Catalysts About Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer provides expert information, software and services to professional customers in health, tax and accounting, legal and regulatory, finance, corporate compliance and ESG. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
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€160
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60.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
6.56%
Revenue growth p.a.
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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Wolters Kluwer
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€63.82
52 Week High€163.65
52 Week Low€59.00
Beta0.13
1 Month Change-6.28%
3 Month Change-28.44%
1 Year Change-55.54%
3 Year Change-45.22%
5 Year Change-14.63%
Change since IPO839.23%

Recent News & Updates

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Wolters Kluwer - A Fundamental and Historical Valuation

⚖️ Business Overview Key Metrics Total: 9/17 +2 ✅ Projected Operating Margin: 26.38% +0 ⚠️ Projected 5-Year Revenue CAGR: 6.69% +1 ✅ Last 5-Year ROIC: 16.60% +1 ✅ Estimated Cost of Capital: 6.94% (less than ROIC) +1 ✅ Last 5-Year Shares Outstanding CAGR: -2.77% -1 ❌ Projected 5-Year EPS CAGR: 9.49% (given the ease of manipulating earnings metrics, sub-10% growth warrants caution) +0 ⚠️ Projected 5-Year Dividend CAGR: 7.44% +1 ✅ Moody's Rating: A3 +2 ✅✅ Morningstar Moat: Wide +2 ✅✅ Morningstar Uncertainty: Low Wolters Kluwer demonstrates strong operating margins of 26%, evidencing both competitive advantages and pricing power. This operational strength aligns with Morningstar's Wide Moat rating and notably rare Low Uncertainty designation—signaling a stable, well-entrenched industry position.

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AMS:WKL)

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Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AMS:WKL)

Are Investors Undervaluing Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AMS:WKL) By 44%?

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Are Investors Undervaluing Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AMS:WKL) By 44%?

There's Reason For Concern Over Wolters Kluwer N.V.'s (AMS:WKL) Price

Aug 18
There's Reason For Concern Over Wolters Kluwer N.V.'s (AMS:WKL) Price

Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 02
Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Here's Why We Think Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) Is Well Worth Watching

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Here's Why We Think Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) Is Well Worth Watching

Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

May 19
Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation

Are Investors Undervaluing Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AMS:WKL) By 21%?

May 05
Are Investors Undervaluing Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AMS:WKL) By 21%?

Is Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) A Risky Investment?

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Is Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WKL) A Risky Investment?

Wolters Kluwer's (AMS:WKL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Apr 08
Wolters Kluwer's (AMS:WKL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
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Cloud Transition And GenAI Will Expand Market Share

Transition to cloud solutions and strategic acquisitions enhance recurring revenue, market share, and support sustainable growth and margin improvement potential.

Shareholder Returns

WKLNL Professional ServicesNL Market
7D0%0.5%-2.6%
1Y-55.5%-51.1%19.1%

Return vs Industry: WKL underperformed the Dutch Professional Services industry which returned -51.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: WKL underperformed the Dutch Market which returned 19.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is WKL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WKL volatility
WKL Average Weekly Movement5.9%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement5.3%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in NL Market7.5%
10% least volatile stocks in NL Market2.8%

Stable Share Price: WKL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Dutch market.

Volatility Over Time: WKL's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
183619,812Stacey Caywoodwww.wolterskluwer.com

Wolters Kluwer N.V. provides information, software solutions, and services for professionals in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through Health; Tax & Accounting; Financial & Corporate Compliance; Legal & Regulatory; and Corporate Performance & ESG segments. The Health segment offers clinical solutions and develops GenAI and agentic solutions to drive better patient care and health outcomes.

Wolters Kluwer N.V. Fundamentals Summary

How do Wolters Kluwer's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WKL fundamental statistics
Market cap€14.33b
Earnings (TTM)€1.31b
Revenue (TTM)€6.13b
11.0x
P/E Ratio
2.3x
P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
WKL income statement (TTM)
Revenue€6.13b
Cost of Revenue€1.63b
Gross Profit€4.50b
Other Expenses€3.19b
Earnings€1.31b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Aug 05, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)5.83
Gross Margin73.47%
Net Profit Margin21.36%
Debt/Equity Ratio595.9%

How did WKL perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.9%
Current Dividend Yield
45%
Payout Ratio

Does WKL pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy WKL by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Wolters Kluwer dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 25 2026
Dividend Pay DateJun 17 2026
Days until Ex dividend55 days
Days until Dividend pay date78 days

Does WKL pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/30 23:28
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/30 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Wolters Kluwer N.V. is covered by 29 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays