Wolters Kluwer N.V.

BRSE:WOSB Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 30.1b

Wolters Kluwer Valuation

Is WOSB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WOSB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
CHF 218.87
Fair Value
34.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
12
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: WOSB (CHF144.27) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF218.87)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WOSB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WOSB?

Key metric: As WOSB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WOSB. This is calculated by dividing WOSB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WOSB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29.9x
Earnings€1.08b
Market Cap€32.21b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WOSB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WOSB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35.2x
SGSN SGS
27.7x9.59%CHF 16.1b
ADEN Adecco Group
15.6x15.11%CHF 4.2b
VRSK Verisk Analytics
43.9x8.21%US$43.1b
EFX Equifax
53.6x20.99%US$32.8b
WOSB Wolters Kluwer
29.9x6.93%CHF 32.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WOSB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.9x) compared to the peer average (35.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WOSB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WOSB 29.9xIndustry Avg. 21.1xNo. of Companies16PE01632486480+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WOSB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.9x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (21.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WOSB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WOSB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.9x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate WOSB's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WOSB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
CHF 152.33
0%
7.35%CHF 166.64CHF 132.94n/a12
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 152.39
0%
7.64%CHF 168.15CHF 132.65n/a12
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 154.04
0%
6.65%CHF 169.11CHF 136.23n/a12
May ’26n/a
CHF 151.93
0%
7.36%CHF 163.91CHF 128.32n/a12
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 156.76
0%
6.92%CHF 169.74CHF 130.64n/a13
Mar ’26CHF 138.14
CHF 157.00
+13.65%
8.68%CHF 177.74CHF 128.16n/a12
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 163.03
0%
9.63%CHF 184.52CHF 129.64n/a12
Jan ’26n/a
CHF 150.28
0%
10.62%CHF 163.97CHF 107.75n/a13
Dec ’25n/a
CHF 148.21
0%
10.38%CHF 163.05CHF 107.15n/a13
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 149.40
0%
10.38%CHF 164.35CHF 108.00n/a13
Oct ’25n/a
CHF 148.45
0%
10.77%CHF 162.08CHF 108.37n/a13
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 146.42
0%
11.12%CHF 160.26CHF 107.15n/a13
Aug ’25n/a
CHF 148.01
0%
11.05%CHF 162.15CHF 108.41n/a13
Jul ’25n/a
CHF 147.75
0%
11.57%CHF 165.52CHF 110.67n/a13
Jun ’25n/a
CHF 145.98
0%
12.88%CHF 167.95CHF 110.34n/a14
May ’25n/a
CHF 145.06
0%
12.82%CHF 167.05CHF 109.75n/a14
Apr ’25n/a
CHF 142.65
0%
11.87%CHF 165.16CHF 109.79n/a14
Mar ’25CHF 139.39
CHF 138.62
-0.55%
11.73%CHF 157.33CHF 107.75CHF 138.1412
Feb ’25n/a
CHF 130.09
0%
12.02%CHF 147.30CHF 104.42n/a12
Jan ’25n/a
CHF 122.54
0%
9.20%CHF 138.13CHF 106.70n/a12
Dec ’24n/a
CHF 119.99
0%
8.31%CHF 134.26CHF 105.89n/a12
Nov ’24n/a
CHF 120.80
0%
9.99%CHF 136.23CHF 94.97n/a12
Oct ’24n/a
CHF 118.00
0%
9.35%CHF 134.26CHF 94.94n/a12
Sep ’24n/a
CHF 118.13
0%
9.03%CHF 134.33CHF 94.99n/a13
Aug ’24n/a
CHF 118.14
0%
9.96%CHF 134.65CHF 88.49n/a12
Jul ’24n/a
CHF 113.19
0%
21.94%CHF 137.24CHF 42.15n/a13
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 12 Analysts
CHF 168.27
Fair Value
14.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
12
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/08 03:30
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/11 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Wolters Kluwer N.V. is covered by 44 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Lionel PellicerAlphaValue
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays